Teaching Assistant

Salary

B1 4 - 6

Basis

Term Time Only

Job category/type

Schools/Academies

Date posted

12/11/2025

Job reference

REQ004141

Job title and organisation: Teaching Assistant (part time) - Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Salary: B1 4 - 6

Hours:

Contract: Permanent

Location: Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Closing Date and Time: Monday 1 December at 12 Noon

Holy Family are seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated individual to join our already committed staff in the role of Teaching Assistant, starting September 2025. You will be supporting learning with a variety of students and have a desire to help children achieve their full potential. This would be an ideal role for anyone seeking experience and wishing to start a career in education.

Essential

• GCSE C plus or equivalent Maths and English
• Supportive of the Catholic Ethos of the school
• Ability to relate to and work with children
• Flexibility to work across the Primary age phase or as a 1:1 support and/or class support

Desirable

• A high level of competency in computing
• An understanding of how children learn
• An ability to offer skills to the wider school
• A willingness to undertake; first aid training, safeguarding training, curriculum development, communication development.

Holy Family is a warm, welcoming environment for all those who walk through our doors. It is a vibrant school in the heart of West Leeds where children thrive to become independent learners and we are seeking like-minded individuals who can build on the foundations already in place.

• "Pupils, staff, parents and carers describe the school as a family. The local community is at the heart of the curriculum." Ofsted report, February 2022
• "Staff are proud to work at the school. They benefit from a range of training. They appreciate leaders' efforts to support their well-being and help them to manage their workload." Ofsted report, February 2022.
• "Relationships between adults and pupils are exceptionally positive and the behaviour of pupils is outstanding. Pupils are happy and safe. The care and support offered to the most vulnerable in the community is wide ranging and effective." Section 48 Inspection June 2024.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. All appointments are made subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Closing Date: 12 Noon Monday 1st December

Interviews: Week beginning 8th Dec

A visit to the school is highly recommended. If you would like to apply for the role or visit school please contact Mandy Kennedy

Applications must be submitted on a CES application form, which is available upon request, or available via download from our website. For further information regarding Holy Family you can also visit our school website: Home | Holy Family Catholic Primary School

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.