Job title and organisation: HLTA - SEND and Behaviour - Swinnow Primary School
Salary: SO1 £34,434 - £36,363 (£29,444 - £31,093 Actual Salary)
Hours: 32.5 per week (Term Time Only plus 3 days)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Swinnow Primary School, Leeds 13
Closing Date: Friday 28 November at 9am
Start date: January 2026
Swinnow Primary School is a one form entry school in the west of Leeds. We are a friendly school with lots going on. Swinnow Children’s Centre is on site, which provides services for families with children aged 0 - 5. Our nursery takes children from the age of 2. We also host Meadow – a provision to support children with SEMH needs. We are proud of our positive ethos and child-centred approach to everything we do.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner at Swinnow Primary School. We are appointing a full-time HLTA who will specialise in SEND and behaviour to join our friendly team.
In the first instance, the role will be based in The Hive – our enhanced provision for children with communication and interaction needs, some of whom present with challenging behaviour. The successful candidate will take a lead in the mornings, organising the team and working with small groups of children. This role involves taking a lead at lunchtime for the school – proactively planning and enabling positive experiences for all. The rest of the time will be used supporting children with behaviour or other learning needs. The school’s SENDCO will work closely with this practitioner.
The successful candidate needs to be positive, resilient and a good team player. They will be committed to our ethos where we support all our children to ‘Care, Aspire, Succeed’. They will have a proven track record in improving outcomes for children with SEND. They will have very strong behaviour management skills.
If you are interested in finding out more, then we encourage you to come and meet us. Please contact our office team on 0113 3783100 to arrange a visit. We’d be delighted to show you round.
Closing date: 28th November 2025 – 9am
Interviews: Thursday 4th December 2025
To Apply:
CLICK HERE to visit the vacancies page of our website where you can download a job description and application form.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Swinnow Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all children, and expect our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Website: www.swinnowprimary.com
email: recruitment@swinnowprimary.com
Tel: 0113 3783100
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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