Job title and organisation: Key Stage 2 Teaching Assistant - Moor Allerton Hall Primary School
Salary: B1 £17,837 - £18,396 Actual Salary
Hours: 31 hours 15 minutes per week (Term Time Only)
Contract: Temporary in the first instance
Location: Moor Allerton Hall Primary School, Lidgett Lane, Leeds LS17 6QP
Closing Date: Thursday 5 February 2026
Working Pattern: The hours will be 31.25 per week, worked as 8.45am to 3.30pm daily. You will have a half hour lunchbreak, and spend half an hour supporting the children over the lunchtime period.
Moor Allerton Hall is a caring and happy primary school. We provide a family friendly, creative environment where learning is challenging and fun. As a supportive, inclusive school, we celebrate the rich diversity of our multicultural community.
We are keen to recruit a general Key Stage 2 Teaching Assistant to join the school. The post will be temporary until 31.08.2026 in the first instance, due to funding arrangements, with the possibility of extension for the right candidates.
The Teaching Assistant post involves supporting the class teacher, taking small groups of pupils for interventions and building good relationships with children and families. The post is also to support any pupils with special needs.
If you are excited about the prospect of working with our children to change lives and their educational pathway, this job is for you!
The actual pay will be £17,837 - £18,396 paid across the year.
Candidates are warmly invited to visit school on Tuesday 27.01.26 at 3.45pm at 9.30am to see the school and meet the Headteacher - to book a place please email Claire Easton (School Business Manager) at recruitment@mahps.uk.
The successful candidates will:
- share our positive values
- have the experience and confidence to lead small group interventions
- be able to inspire and motivate pupils
- have high expectations for learning attitudes and behaviour
- be creative and enthusiastic
- be a hard-working, team player, with a flexible approach
- have a positive approach to inclusion of special needs in mainstream schools
In return we can offer you:
- a supportive, collaborative staff team and supportive leadership
- fabulous, friendly, enthusiastic children who know how to learn together and look after each other
- quality CPD opportunities
For more information and to apply, please visit the school’s website.
Closing date – Thursday 05.02.26
Shortlisting date – Friday 06.02.26
Interview date – Friday 13.02.26
Start date – as soon as possible once references and enhanced DBS received back clear
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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