Teaching Assistant Level 1
Green Lane Primary Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 2JX7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 August 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
- Part time: 26.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only (38 weeks per year).
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade C Points 4 to 6 (£25,185 to £25,989 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £15,040.67.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Green Lane Primary Academy are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant Level 1 to join our academy as soon as possible on a permanent, part time basis.
Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.
Your new role
As a Teaching Assistant Level 1, you will work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in a classroom with the teacher. You will support pupils to ensure they can access learning and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.
Salary: Grade C Points 4 to 6 (£25,185 to £25,989 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £15,040.67.
Hours: 26.25 hours per week / Term Time only (38 weeks)
Please see the job description on our website for the essential criteria and more information.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Green Lane Primary Academy is a high achieving academy with results above national attainment figures. We are a two form entry school with approximately 450 children. The Academy was judged to be an Outstanding school in November 2023 in all areas, and we have held this judgement since 2009. In 2024 we achieved our highest Year 6 SAT outcomes.
We deliver a broad and engaging curriculum which allows all pupils to achieve their best. In addition to this, we also have a high quality personal development curriculum, allowing children to develop all aspects of their character and personality, through sports, after-school clubs and curriculum enhancing opportunities such as educational visits and visitors. We have strong links with the community and children participate in community pledges each year to give something to the area that they live and learn in. We have a strong ethos with highly qualified and dedicated staff who believe in supporting the development of successful, well-rounded children who will become positive members of the community. We have a strong reputation for sports and we are the current Garforth Inter-Schools Champions (2024).
Why join us?
Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area…
Financial Wellbeing:
- Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*
- Access to an extensive discounts platform
Physical Wellbeing:
- 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
- Gym & fitness discount’s
- Cycle to Work scheme*
- Free annual flu jab
Mental Wellbeing:
- Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme
- Menopause Support Service
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained
- Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part-time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.
Further information about the job
In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.
Delta Academies Trust undertake to treat all applicants for posts fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff who voluntarily reveal that they have a criminal conviction. Equally, we will not discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff where a Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a criminal conviction or other information about offences.
Therefore, we will consider job applicants who have a criminal record based on their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where needed, qualifications and training. However, our approach depends on the job, and whether it is covered by, or exempt from, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to people with and without a disability.
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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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Green Lane Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 443 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Green Lane Primary Academy website
- Email address
- farnellc@glpa.org.uk
Green Lane Primary Academy is a successful school in the outer east side of Leeds in the community of Garforth and works in partnership with the Delta Academies Trust. The academy has a strong ethos with highly qualified and dedicated staff who believe in supporting the development of successful, well-rounded children who will become positive members of the community. We have a good academic track record and we have high expectations for all of our children in terms of progress and attainment. The academy has an outstanding reputation within the local community and surrounding areas and is highly preferenced for reception and in year transfer admissions. Our aim is provide high standards of care, teaching, learning and leadership so that all our children achieve their academic potential whilst learning to become confident and resilient children.
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