Teaching Assistant

Blenheim Primary School; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A primary education institution in Leeds is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join its outstanding team. The role involves supporting learning and development in a Key Stage 2 class for 30 hours a week, alongside additional lunchtime support. Ideal candidates will be energetic, caring, and possess high standards for behaviour and achievement, committing to the welfare and safeguarding of children. This is a full-time position, with interviews scheduled for January 8, 2026.

Qualifications

• Caring and motivated individual who loves working with children.
• Good literacy, numeracy, and communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and use initiative.

Responsibilities

• Support learning and development in a Key Stage 2 class.
• Work under the direction of the class teacher.
• Assist in providing a calm and positive atmosphere.

Skills

Caring nature

Energetic

Team player

Literacy skills

Numeracy skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Initiative

High expectations

Job description

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Blenheim Primary School are looking for a Teaching Assistant to work in our Outstanding school, where we are “Aiming high in the heart of the city”. We want all pupils to achieve their maximum potential by having high expectations and excellent standards. We provide a calm, positive atmosphere where children can feel safe, healthy, happy, confident and motivated. We celebrate and respect our cultural diversity and provide a stimulating and relevant curriculum, recognising achievement and celebrating success in all areas of school life.

The successful candidates will be caring, extremely motivated and enthusiastic, with the energy required to join our hardworking, high achieving team. They will :

• love working with children
• understand how children learn
• enjoy working as part of a team
• have good literacy, numeracy and communication skills
• be flexible and have the ability to use their initiative
• have high expectations of achievement and behaviour.

The role involves working under the direction of the class teacher to support learning and development, in a Key Stage 2 class. The vacancy is for a full time (30 hours per week), term time position, with an additional 2.5 hours per week of lunchtime assistant cover.

The closing date for completed applications is 9 : 00am on Monday 5th January 2026.

Interviews are to be held on Thursday 8th January 2026.

Blenheim Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expected all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

To apply for this role, please contact the school to receive the job description and an application form.

Safeguarding Statement

Blenheim Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.