KS2 Teaching Assistant

Spring Bank Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 1AD

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Tuesday 22nd April 2025

• Closing date

  23 February 2025 at 6pm

• Date listed

  27 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,656.00 - £24,404.00 Annually (FTE) £12.26 - £12.65 per hour

KS2 Teaching Assistant job summary

Post Title:

KS2 Teaching Assistant

Pay Grade:

National Joint Council scale point A1/B1 point 2-4

£23656.00 - £24404.00 pro-rata

£12.26 - £12.65 per hour

Post(s) to which directly responsible:

Class Teacher, Deputy Headteacher, Head Teacher

Purpose of post:

Supporting in-class learning for specific pupils or for the whole class.

Responsibilities

• Supporting class teachers during teaching;

• Supporting specific children who have additional needs;

• Supporting teachers in managing class behaviour;

• Supporting teachers with the planning, development and delivery of programmes of work for children in class;

• Getting classrooms ready for lessons and clearing away materials and equipment after lessons;

• Establish supportive and secure relationships with children, promoting positive, inclusive whole school ethos and value;

• To help, support and motivate children, including clarifying instructions, encouraging independent problem solving and enabling learning targets to be achieved;

• Listening to children read and reading to children;

• Supervising group activities, lunchtime and playtime;

• Carrying out administrative tasks, including recording pupil progress, maintaining records and providing feedback to teachers;

• Develop relationships with parent/carer(s) and other stakeholders;

• To provide welfare support to children, including administering First Aid (dependent on training) and attending to personal hygiene or medical needs as required.

Relationships:

The post holder will be required to work flexibly to deliver an effective service.

There will be regular contact with school pupils, colleagues, and other members of staff, parent/carer(s) and other external stakeholders.

Physical Conditions:

This post is currently based at Spring Bank Primary School.

During the course of your employment, you may be required to undertake your duties at other Owlcotes Multi-Academy Trust schools.

Spring Bank Primary School has access by stairs or a tarmac slope.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Spring Bank Primary School operates a non-smoking policy.

Economic Conditions:

Grade: National Joint Council scale point A1/B1, depending on the candidate’s experience.

£23656.00 - £24404.00 pro-rata

£12.26 - £12.65 per hour

Nature of appointment: Temporary appointment until August 2026 (in the first instance) with initial 6-month probationary period.

Annual Leave: Term-time only positions do not have entitlement to annual leave.

Hours: Term-time only working plus 5 additional days at the school’s discretion. 32.5 hours per week, 8.30 – 3.30, Monday – Friday, additional hours by mutual agreement. There may be opportunities for overtime/additional hours linked to leading extra curricular activities.

Conditions of Service: NJC conditions apply.

Prospects:

Promotion: Whilst there is no automatic progression to any more senior posts, opportunities do exist for advancement and promotion, dependent upon normal staff movements and on the capabilities of the individual post holder.

Training: Spring Bank Primary School encourages training both “in-house” and external to meet the needs of the individual and of the service.

Qualifications:

Desirable: GCSE English, Maths and Science qualifications at Grade C minimum (or equivalent), NVQ Level 2 for Teaching Assistants or appropriate level of experience of operating in a classroom environment is desirable.

Job Description Prepared/Reviewed by: Claire Prior

Job Description Approved by: Jordan License

Employee Specification:

Detailed below are the types of skills, experience and knowledge that are required of applicants applying for the post. The ‘Essential Requirements’ indicates the minimum requirements, applicants lacking these attributes will not be considered for the post. The ‘Desirable Requirements’ are additional attributes to enable the applicant to perform the position more effectively. They are not essential, but may be used to distinguish between acceptable candidates.

SKILLS	Essential	Desirable	MOA
Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people			A and I
Able to work flexibly as part of a team and show initiative			A and I
Able to prioritise work to meet conflicting deadlines			A and I
Able to demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills			C

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS	Essential	Desirable	MOA
Knowledge/qualifications demonstrating ability in numeracy and literacy (GCSE English, Maths and Science qualifications at Grade C minimum (or equivalent), NVQ Level 2 for Teaching Assistants or appropriate level of experience of operating in a classroom environment).			C

EXPERIENCE	Essential	Desirable	MOA
Experience of dealing with queries from a wide range of people			A and I
Experience in the use of Microsoft Office products			A and I
Experience of participating in teams			C
Experience of working with children with SEN			A and I

BEHAVIOUR AND OTHER RELATED CHARACTERISTICS	Essential	Desirable	MOA
Will abide by Owlcotes Multi Academy Trust policies in the duties of the post and as an employee of the Trust.			A and I
Will carry out all duties having regard to an employee’s responsibility under the Trust’s Health and Safety Policies			A and I
To display a responsible and co-operative attitude to working towards the achievement of the service area aims and objectives			A and I
Ability to respect sensitive and confidential work			A and I
Commitment to own personal development and learning			A and I

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Spring Bank Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 210 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Spring Bank Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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Spring Bank Primary School is a vibrant, warm and caring school, which sits at the heart of the local community.

Working together as a team, the staff aim to provide a supportive and caring environment, inspirational teaching which concentrates on embedding the basic skills, while engaging and motivating our pupils through enrichment activities, to enable our children be the best they possibly can be. Children who join our school begin a seven-year learning journey which will prepare them for their secondary phase of education and beyond.

At Spring Bank, we believe that working in partnership with parents and families is crucial if we are to ensure all of our children feel safe, happy, valued and achieve their full potential.

Through our Spring Bank curriculum, we aim to develop a love of learning inspired by quality teaching that builds on the strengths and skills of our children, valuing them each as individuals. We embrace imagination and creativity and aim for all children to achieve their potential, developing future passions and talents. Our broad and balanced curriculum provides practical and inspirational ways of teaching which in turn encourages and fosters enthusiasm, perseverance and resilience. We aim for all our children to work collaboratively together and to communicate effectively. By the time our children leave Spring Bank they will have developed the skills to become lifelong learners and to have a love of learning.

We promote the importance of respect and community and children at our school recognise their responsibilities towards each other, our culturally diverse local community and the wider world. This is underpinned by our School Values.

Children, our partnership with their families and our community are at the heart of everything our school does.

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