Job title and organisation: SEND Support Teaching Assistant - St. Oswald's C of E Primary School
Salary: NJC Scale B2 (SCP 6-7)
Hours: Monday - Friday 8.40am - 3.20pm.
Contract: Permanent
Location: St. Oswald’s C of E Primary School
Closing Date and Time: Friday 26 Sept at 9:00am
St. Oswald’s C of E Primary School is a popular and successful school serving the community of Guiseley in Leeds.
The Governors of our School are seeking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic SEND Support Teaching Assistant to join our school to provide close support to pupils with SEND.
The successful candidate will:
- Have NVQ 2 for Teaching Assistants or appropriate level of experience of operating in the classroom environment.
- Have experience of providing close support to children in a primary setting.
- Be able to work effectively with others to deliver high quality practice as part of the classroom and wider school team.
- Have excellent communication, inter-personal and organisational skills.
- Have a creative outlook and flexible approach.
We will offer:
- A friendly and supportive working environment where all staff are valued.
- A commitment to your own personal development.
- A school with a welcoming Christian ethos.
- A dedicated and enthusiastic team of staff.
The hours for this post will be Monday - Friday 8.40am - 3.20pm.
Closing date: Friday 26th September 2025 - 9am
Interview date: Wednesday 1st October 2025
To apply for this role or if you require any further information, please contact the School Business Manager, Nicki Towers at Nicola.towers@stoswaldsleeds.org for a full job description and application form. Tours of the school are available on request.
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.
#EXT #LI-DNI
Apply for this job
