SEN Teaching Assistant - KS1 & KS2

Allerton CofE Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 7HL

65 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 November 2025

• Closing date

  26 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 July 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: £21,549.20 - £21,838.50 Annually (Actual) Please note this is a Term Time Only + 4 Days Appointment (£25,183 FTE)

SEN Teaching Assistant - KS1 & KS2 job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and passionate Teaching Assistant to join our enthusiastic, experienced and well-regarded team.

The post holder will be a member of the SEN Team working under the supervision and direction/guidance of our SENCo, Phase Lead and Lead Teaching Assistant. You will be required to work in a variety of ways to ensure that our pupils with additional needs are fully included in the life of the learning community and have equal opportunity to fulfil their full potential. Experience of Autism / ADHD would be an advantage. Patience and resilience are essential.

You should have an understanding of the educational needs of children, be able to work collaboratively with others and be flexible in their approach to work.

Closing Date: 26 September 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

Applicants must complete the application form via My New Term- we cannot accept CVs. When applying, please complete all sections of the application form and ensure that you do not leave any gaps in your qualification/work history and that you give details of any periods not accounted for by full time employment, education or training. Forms with missing sections and/or gaps may not be considered.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

We promote equality, diversity and inclusion and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the being of all children and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history and an on-line search will be conducted.  This includes only information publicly available on-line.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES - We prefer to hire people directly. We’ll be in touch if we need you!

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.

Visas cannot 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

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Allerton CofE Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 642 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Allerton CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/allerton-cofe-primary-school

We are a thriving 3FE Voluntary Controlled Primary School in the suburbs of North Leeds.

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