Teaching Assistant

Job title and organisation: Teaching Assistant - Drighlington Primary School
Salary: £25,949 - £26,847 pro rata
Hours: 35.5 (term time only - 38 weeks)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Drighlington Primary School
Closing Date and Time: Friday 16th October 2026

Required to start ASAP

Are you passionate about the education of young children?

We are seeking to appoint an excellent preferably experienced Teaching Assistant, to join our passionate and highly motivated staff team.

We are looking for excellent practitioners who can add value to our outstanding team of staff. The school is unique, forward thinking and always striving to improve.

You will be:

• Passionate about education and believe in the potential of all children;
• Reflective about your practice and have a growth mindset, meaning you will continually strive to be the best you can be;
• Able to work effectively with a dynamic and excellent team of teachers and support staff
• Empathetic and resilient

We can offer you:

• Enthusiastic and well-motivated children;
• A warm and caring ethos;
• A strong commitment to your continued professional development;
• A well, resourced, innovative and creative working environment;
• An opportunity to work alongside and with the very best practitioners

Application forms and Job descriptions are available by emailing [email removed]

Closing date: Friday 16th October 2026

Shortlisting: Monday 19th October 2026

Interviews: w/c 19th October 2026

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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