Level 1 Teaching Assistant

Bardsey Primary Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 9DG

48 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5hours per week, term time only + 1 working week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: A1-B1 (SCP 2-6) £24,483 - £25,989 Actual Salary: £18,496 - £19,634

What skills and experience we're looking for

Bardsey Primary Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Teaching Assistant. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy. The successful candidate will be responsible to work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in the classroom with the teacher, to support access to learning for pupils and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and in the classroom.

Potential applicants should have:

• Good numeracy/literacy skills.
• The ability to work constructively as part of a team.
• Experience with 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.
• Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

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About Bardsey Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bardsey Primary Academy website
• Email address: Camala.Marsh@bardsey.leeds.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bardsey-primary-academy

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