Teaching Assistant
Weetwood Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 5NW20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 31.25hours – Term Time only.
Contract type
- Fixed term - Temporary until 31st December 2025 in the first instance
Pay scale
- A1-B1 NJC Pay Scale (£12.26 - £13.05) - Can be negotiated based on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
If you are passionate about working with children and families and want to join a kind, caring and nurturing school- this is the job for you!
Are you looking for an exciting challenge or some experience of working in a school? We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our fantastic team.
We are looking for someone who
- Has experience of working with primary aged children who have a wide range of abilities
- Has high expectations of attainment and behaviour
- Has a sense of humour and a love of children
- Is flexible, proactive and has good interpersonal skills
What the school offers its staff
What can we offer you?
- A supportive team of dedicated, friendly staff.
- An opportunity to develop your role through training and working with other experienced practitioners.
- Kind, friendly and enthusiastic children.
If you would like to find out more, application packs are available from the email address: bursar@weetwoodprimary.co.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding Statement
Weetwood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. As part of the application process any shortlisting candidates would be required to complete a self-disclosure form. The successful candidate would be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to bursar@weetwoodprimary.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Weetwood Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 247 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Weetwood Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- bursar@weetwoodprimary.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0113 3230450
We are a happy, thriving school with a passion for creative teaching, lifelong learning and memorable experiences.
We work closely with our family of schools in Headingley, Kirkstall and the surrounding area and provide holiday clubs for pupils at the surrounding schools. We are looking for an inspirational and highly motivated practitioner who is passionate about working with children and who can work alongside our class teachers and other support staff to deliver high quality provision.
This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to develop and build on their experiences and have access to relevant CPD whilst working with a supportive staff team. Our Governing Body is knowledgeable, efficient and focussed on raising standards and is incredibly supportive of the school. We have an active PTA, who raise considerable funds for the school and have an excellent relationship with the school leadership. In short, Weetwood is an exciting, happy and stimulating place to work, and a good prospect for anyone looking to further their career. I hope that after finding out more about our school, you will feel encouraged to apply for this post.
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