SEND Teaching Assistant

St. Oswald's CofE Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS20 9BT

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 30.83 Hours Per Week - Term Time Only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: Actual Salary £18,253.13 - £18,543.90 Per Annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Oswald’s C of E Primary School

NJC Grade B2 Scale Point 6-7

Actual Salary £18,253.13 - £18,543.90 Per Annum

Permanent – Term Time Only

30.83 Hours Per Week

Required ASAP

St Oswald’s are seeking to appoint, as soon as possible, an enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join their support staff team.The successful candidate will work under the instruction and guidance of teachers or senior staff to undertake work, care and support programmes that will enable our pupils to access learning and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.

This role is predominantly to support our SEND learners access either the universal curriculum, an adapted one to suit their needs, or their own individualised learning.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• English & Mathematics GCSE Grade A*-C or equivalent
• Willingness to develop knowledge of school/education and SEND provision
• The ability to work effectively with, and command the confidence of the SENCO, teaching staff and senior leadership within the school
• The ability to inspire, motivate and engage pupils, encouraging them to learn
• Recent relevant experience working with primary pupils (desirable).

What the school offers its staff

For more information please contact the school office at office@stoswaldsleeds.org Please note we do not accept CVs.

Closing Date: Friday 27th March 2026 at 9am

Selection Date: Wednesday 1st April 2026

Collaborative Learning Trust is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Teaching Assistant recruitment booklet March 26.pdf - 720 KB (opens in new tab)

About St. Oswald's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 446 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St. Oswald's CofE Primary School website
• Email address: office@stoswaldsleeds.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-oswald-s-cofe-primary-school-ls20-9bt

St Oswald’s Church of England Primary School has been at the heart of our community for many years, yet our passion for providing the very best education, underpinned by a strong Christian ethos, remains undiminished. We seek not only to support our children to achieve outstanding academic standards but also to encourage strong personal development so that they have the skills, characteristics and capability to make the most of their learning both here and in the wider world. In all we do we work towards enabling the children to become rounded, positive members of today’s world, with the self-belief, confidence and determination to make their unique contribution to our community and beyond. We remain true to our vision statement of ‘One Body, Many Parts’ (1 Cor; 12) in our consideration that every member of staff who joins our team brings their own unique skills and experience which can be shared with the children and adults here alike to help St Oswald’s grow and flourish as a school.

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