Job title and organisation: Level 2 Teaching Assistant - Whingate Primary School
Salary: B3 Scale Point 11 - Actual salary £17,070.30
Hours: 30 per week (Term Time Only)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Whingate Primary School, Armley, Leeds
Closing Date: Friday 16 January 2026
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 8.15am to 3.15pm
Whingate Primary School is seeking to appoint an experienced, motivated, reliable and hardworking Teaching Assistant to support the learning and progress of our pupils. The role will be to support children’s learning in class and through interventions. You will work alongside the class teacher and at times you will run small intervention groups.
You will:
- Be based in KS1
- Work with the teachers to support planning of lessons, resource activities, take a phonics group and run interventions for individual children or small groups
- Develop an expertise of supporting children in a primary school. Further necessary training will be provided.
Whingate Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are offered subject to Enhanced DBS checks.
References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at the interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and Section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.
To apply for this position please click on the link below to apply directly on our website:
or contact
Bev Atkins – School Office Manager at
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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