* Hours: 30 hours per week (12pm - 6pm), Monday - Friday, term time only + 15 days in the holidays (please note independent schools have enhanced holidays)
* Salary: P16 £26,349FTE, actual salary for 30 hours TTO + 15 days is £17,871.54
Are you passionate about providing a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment for children? Are you looking for a rewarding role in an amazing and supportive team?
The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) is looking to appoint an Owls Teaching Assistant to support and deliver a range of engaging and stimulating activities for children in their afterschool provision.
As a GSAL Owls Teaching Assistant, you will be expected to provide a range of activities for children, both indoor and outdoor, to engage the children in your care. You will support and provide an environment where children are able to complete homework, and maintain a clean and tidy area. You will encourage children’s participation in games and activities to ensure that they are happy and safe during their time at GSAL Owls. You will be expected to assist with personal care, and support children with eating and drinking.
The successful candidate will ideally be educated to Level 3 Early Years Educator or equivalent. It is desirable that you will already have a qualification in paediatric first aid and food hygiene, or you will be prepared to complete this training. Previous experience working with children between the ages of 3-11 is required, together with an understanding of their needs and the statutory requirements for after school clubs. You will be friendly, approachable and polite, and will be able to communicate effectively to create and maintain positive and trusting relationships with parents and carers.
GSAL was awarded North Independent School of the Year 2024 and Independent Secondary School of the Decade in 2021. The school continues to be a friendly, fun and supportive environment with high investment in pupil and colleague wellbeing, while insisting upon and maintaining high expectations.
We value our team and offer a wide range of benefits including:
* Enhanced school holidays (approximately 16 weeks)
* Significant discount on school fees
* Childcare provided for staff’s children during school INSET days (from the age of 3 up to age 11)
* Personal pension plan with Aviva up to 5% employee contribution and 10% employer (with the facility to pay higher or lower employee contributions)
* Training and CPD available including five inset days per academic year
* Colleague lunches: three courses for £2.40 available during school lunchtimes plus free tea, coffee and hot chocolate machines
* Access to our 24/7 GP provider through Vivup Health hero
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme well-being app, Vivup, offering telephone counselling, financial and legal advice plus 6-8 face-to-face counselling sessions
* Colleague discounts through multiple providers, including Vivup, discounts for teachers and Extras
* Beautiful lunch time walking routes around our 120-acre site
* Onsite gym and swimming pool available for colleauge use within set times as well as staff classes such as pilates, meditation, kettlebells, spinning and bootcamps
* Salary sacrifice schemes for cycle to work
* Free car parking available on site
* Use of the school’s extensive library facility
* Generous leave of absence scheme to support our employees when they need it
* Opportunity to be involved in extracurricular activities such as the staff pantomime, well-being committee or volunteer for community events
How to Apply: If you are ready to make a positive impact on children's lives and contribute to a nurturing and dynamic environment, we welcome your application. Please complete the online application form found on our website.
More information about the role and responsibilities are contained in the job description attached at the top of the advert documents or please email the HR team:
The closing date for applications is: 9am Wednesday 24 September
Interview date: Wednesday 01 October
For any queries regarding the vacancy, please contact. Please note, we are unable to offer individual site tours - they are given as part of our interview day. Applications can be made through completion of our online application form; we cannot accept CVs.