1-1 TEACHING ASSISTANT 20.5H RECEPTION

Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School; Leeds; On-site; GBP 270,000 - 385,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Breakfast Club

Job summary

Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in Leeds is inviting applications for a 1-1 Teaching Assistant (Reception) to support a child with additional needs during lunchtime and in Early Years classrooms.

The role is part-time, 20.5 hours per week, fixed-term until 31 August 2026, with an hourly rate of £11.59 (Living Wage). We seek a caring, reliable and energetic candidate who can work indoors and outdoors and collaborate with staff.

Qualifications

• We are looking for a caring individual who is reliable and energetic to join our friendly staff team.
• The role involves supporting a child with additional needs during lunchtime and both indoors and outdoors in the Early Years classrooms.

Responsibilities

• Support a child with additional needs during lunchtime.
• Provide support indoors and outdoors in Early Years settings.

Skills

Caring

Reliable

Energetic

Lunchtime support

Job description

1-1 TEACHING ASSISTANT 20.5H RECEPTION

Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 3SW

Working pattern

Part time: 21h 15MMonday - Friday 11am-3.15pm - £11.59 per hour (Living Wage)Supporting the child at lunchtime and in the classroom.

Contract type

Fixed term - Until 31st AUGUST 2026 IN THE FIRST INSTANCE

Hourly rate

£11.59 per hour (Living Wage)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Thank you for your interest in this post.

We are looking to employ a caring individual who is reliable and energeticto join our friendly staff team. The role will involve supporting a child withadditional needs during their lunch time and both indoors and outdoors in the Early Years classrooms.

What the school offers its staff

Middleton St Mary's is a truly special place to learn and work. Our pupils are proud to belong, and we are proud to serve them.

For the successful candidate, we can offer:

• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• A level of autonomy in the role, with the capacity to introduce new initiatives and ideas
• A committed and friendly staff team in a happy and successful school
• CPD opportunities to suit the successful candidate.
• Free Breakfast Club place if your child attends Middleton St Mary's.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

About Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Organisation type Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 2 to 10

Middleton St Mary's is a large Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School based in South Leeds. We serve the Middleton Community with close links to St Mary's Church and Leeds Diocese. The school is a larger than average primary school with 440 children on roll including 42 children in nursery. The school has 70 staff. The majority of our children are White British heritage and the proportion of children known to be eligible for pupil premium funding is much higher than average, 48% with 76% of our children living in the top 10% of deprivation areas and 26% in the top 3% of deprivation areas - Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI).

Pennington Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 2JP

Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Moor Flatts Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 3SW