Job title and organisation: Teaching Assistant - Westwood Primary School
Salary: B3 
Hours: 28
Contract: Temporary in the first instance
Location: Bodmin Garth, Leeds, LS10 4NU
Closing Date and Time: Monday 24 November 2025 

We want a brilliant Teaching Assistant to come to work with us at Westwood Primary School. The role will include working alongside a child 1:1.

Westwood Primary School is an exciting place to work.  It is a consistently good school as graded in our most recent Ofsted inspection, December 2023.  The Headteacher and senior leadership team are proud to lead such a highly performing, well respected and inclusive school.

Westwood Primary is an innovative, forward thinking school full of creativity and fun. The staff and children are passionate about the school creating a warm and welcoming environment.

We are looking for a committed, caring and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our friendly staff.

If you respect children and enjoy helping them to learn then we will offer you a warm and welcoming school environment where happy and highly skilled colleagues will support you.

Appointments made are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

An application form can be found on the school vacancy section on our school website. Please return applications to the School Business Manager, Mrs Carla Ramsey via email Ramseyc@westwoodprimaryschool.org 

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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