Salary
£ £13.47 p/h
Contractual hours
32.5
Basis
Term Time Only
Job category/type
Schools/Academies
Date posted
30/09/2025
Job reference
REQ003575
Job title and organisation: Special Needs Teaching Assistant
Salary: A1 - B1 hourly rate: £ £13.47
Hours: 32.5 term time only
Contract: Temporary
Location: Beeston Hill Primary School, LS11 8ND
Closing Date and Time: Friday 10 October 2025 at 12:00pm
We are hoping to recruit a full time Special Needs Teaching Assistant to cover a maternity leave. This will be a temporary contract with an initial fixed term of 2 school terms.
St Luke's is a large and thriving Church of England Primary School in Beeston, South Leeds. The school enjoys a very stable staff team, so this is a rare opportunity to apply for a teaching assistant position in this very popular school. We are seeking a kind and caring teaching assistant who will treat our pupils with the utmost care and concern - someone who is totally committed to helping children thrive.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check, ISA Barred List check, online search and satisfactory references.
Please visit our school website for the recruitment pack, job description and application form.
Completed applications should be emailed to:
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children's barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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