Job title and organisation: Teaching Assistant - Swinnow Primary School
Salary: A1/B1 (£14,425.51 - £15,356.66 Actual, TTO)
Hours: 30 term time only
Contract: Permanent
Location: Swinnow Primary School, LS13 4PG
Closing Date and Time: Thursday 13 November 2025
Start date: January 2026 - or sooner if available
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 a vacancy for a teaching assistant to join our friendly, dedicated and hard-working team. In the first instance, the job will be based in LKS2, but we can be flexible for the right candidate.
Could this be the opportunity you have been looking for?
You might be a recent graduate, thinking about a career in teaching; many of our teaching assistants have gone on to successfully train as teachers.
You might be ready to fulfil an ambition to develop a career supporting children’s learning.
You might be an experienced teaching assistant, ready for a new challenge.
Whoever you are, you must be committed to supporting children to achieve their best, be flexible, be resilient and have a positive outlook on life. If this sounds like you, you could be just the person we are looking for.
If you would like to find out more, please visit our website or even better – come and have a look for yourself. Please telephone the school on 0113 3783100 if you’d like to come and meet us. We’d be delighted to show you round.
Closing date: 13th November 2025
Interviews: 20th November 2025
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.
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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