Level 1 Teaching Assistant
Ryecroft Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 5AWThis job expired on 15 May 2026 – see similar jobs
Closing date
15 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
1 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only + 1 working week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- A1/B1 (SCP 1-6) £24,483 - £25,989 Actual Salary: £18,496 - £19,634
What skills and experience we're looking for
Ryecroft Academy is seeking to appoint an inspirational Level 1 Teaching Assistant, immediately or from September 2026. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy. The successful candidate will work under the instruction of teaching/senior staff to support access to learning for children and provide general support to the teacher in the management of children and the classroom.
The ideal applicant will:
- Have good numeracy/literacy skills
- The ability to relate well to Nursery and Reception aged children and adults
- The ability to work constructively as part of a team
- Experience working with or caring for children of relevant age
What the school offers its staff
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.
The GORSE Academies Trust use ‘OnlineSCR’ for the processing of safeguarding checks – their privacy notice can be seen at: https://onlinescr.co.uk/policies/privacy-policy/.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ryecroft Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 350 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Ryecroft Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@ryecroft.leeds.sch.uk
Ryecroft Academy is a one and a half entry primary school situated in Farnley, Leeds.
A thriving, dynamic and happy school, the staff team are wholeheartedly committed to doing the very best they can for the children in their care. It is because of the team’s effort, expertise and strong moral purpose that families can be confident that the children at Ryecroft Academy are safe, cherished, encouraged and brilliantly taught.
The Ofsted report from our March 2025 inspection confirms that the academy is Outstanding in all areas. Inspectors praised our ‘inspiring, broad and ambitious curriculum’ in which ‘pupils make exceptional progress.’ They noted a ‘culture of continuous reflection and improvement’ among leaders and staff, and highlighted that ‘parents and carers, alongside the local community, hold the school in high regard.
Ryecroft Academy benefits extensively from being part of The GORSE Academies Trust which is passionately committed to providing an exceptional education to pupils in the Leeds city region. The trust has established a reputation for setting standards of excellence and achieving rates of improvements which have received national attention. If you would like to find out more about the remarkable things that are taking place at the academy, then please do contact us. We would love for you to visit to see the impact of our exceptional work first-hand.
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