Job title and organisation: HLTA - KS2 Teaching and Library Lead - Rosebank Primary School
Salary: SO1 – SO2 - Dependent on experience.
Hours: 35.5 per week, 8:30pm - 4:00pm every day
Contract: Permanent
Location: Rosebank Primary School
Closing date and Time: Wednesday 18 March 2026 at 11:59pm
An exciting opportunity to combine teaching across Key Stage 2 with leading and developing a vibrant school library and inspiring a lifelong love of reading in children.
We are seeking a talented, enthusiastic and highly organised Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our team in this exciting new full-time role. This unique position incorporates approx 0.6 FTE teaching responsibility, covering full classes across Key Stage 2 (predominantly UKS2) to provide high-quality PPA time, with 0.4 FTE dedicated time to lead and develop our school library and deliver targeted reading interventions.
The successful candidate will play a key role in creating an attractive, welcoming and well-organised library environment, promoting a wide range of authors, genres and texts, and inspiring children to develop a genuine love of reading. They will help ensure the library becomes a valued and well-used space that supports both reading for pleasure and pupil progress.
This role would suit an experienced HLTA or a qualified teacher seeking a rewarding position focused on teaching and reading development without the full responsibilities of class teaching. We are looking for someone who is passionate about education and reading, committed to high standards, and capable of teaching and supporting children from diverse backgrounds. The successful candidate will be creative, proactive and able to inspire pupils through both high-quality teaching and the development of a vibrant reading culture.
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape a new role and make a lasting impact as part of a supportive and ambitious school team.
Please complete the School Officer application form and return to asmith@rosebank.leeds.sch.uk by 11.59pm
Wednesday 18th March
For more information and an application form, please visit our website click here
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service Check.
We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.
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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