Job title and organisation: Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Valley View Community Primary School
Salary: Grade SO1 (scp 23-25 depending on experience) £24,841 - £26,233
Hours: 30-33 (TTO + 2days) (number of hours per week)
Contract: Temporary until Aug 2026
Location: Valley View Community Primary School, Leeds, LS13 1DD
Closing Date and Time: Wednesday 1 October at 1:00pm
Valley View Community Primary School are looking for a skilled and experienced primary school practitioner to support our successful school as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant.
The role is a full-time position (term time only +2 days) and is temporary, in the first instance, until 31st August 2026. We expect the successful candidate will be able to offer PPA cover predominately in KS2 however, there may be times when teaching is required across other key stages.
Our school has a proven track record and during our recent Ofsted (October 2024) we were rated 'Good' with 'Outstanding' areas. We are popular in our local community and are known for our nurturing approach with children and families, as well as consistently high standards of teaching and learning.
We hope the successful candidate will bring a wealth of knowledge, a passion for teaching and learning alongside a warm nurturing personality to our experienced, hardworking and friendly team. In addition to this, they should have recent and relevant experience as a HLTA or in a similar role.
If you are an enthusiastic, driven, resilient individual with excellent communication and a desire to contribute to children achieve their potential we would love to hear from you.
Details on the role can be found on the vacancy page on our website or by clicking here school website.
For further information and/or an application pack, please contact the school office using the following email address: office@valleyviewschool.org.uk. Please also feel free to ring and speak to a member of the team on 0113 2554972. We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date for applicants: Wednesday 1 October at 1:00pm.
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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