Teaching Assistant

Horton Grange Primary School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 2EU

41 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.4 hours per week, Term Time Only
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months until 31 August 2026
• Pay scale: Band 4 SCP3-4 (actual salary £17,631- £17,908)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• Be committed to raising standards
• Be able to motivate and inspire children, staff, parents and Governors
• Have the ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Be someone who can create an atmosphere in which children can thrive and succeed
• Have experience of working with children with SEND

The essential requirements of this role are:

• GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent) English and Maths
• Fluency of the English Language at an Advanced Threshold Level
• Participation in development and training opportunities as they arise
• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Valid paediatric first aid certificate if you are an Early Years Practitioner who qualified after June 2016

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• A positive and forward-thinking staff team and governing body
• Enthusiastic pupils who are eager to learn
• Excellent professional development opportunities
• A supportive working environment, where your contributions will be valued
• Well-resourced classrooms and excellent outdoor space

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.

Upload additional documents

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

Horton Grange Primary School - TA Advert September 2025-.pdf - 442 KB (opens in new tab)

HGPS Teaching Assistant JD & Person Spec.pdf - 362 KB (opens in new tab)

About Horton Grange Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 728 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Horton Grange Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@exceedacademiestrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/horton-grange-primary-school

• A dedicated and experienced staff team, supported by the Trust, Governors
and parents
• Enthusiastic, confident and well behaved children
• An opportunity to make a significant contribution to our school
• An opportunity to further your professional development
• An opportunity to work in a forward-thinking school

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Bradford and West Yorkshire