SEND Teaching Assistant

Job description

Job title and organisation: SEND Teaching Assistant - Harehills Primary School
Salary: B1 - Point 4 - 6 £25,186 - £25,989 pro rata
Hours: 32.5 (full time, term time only)
Contract: Temporary for 1 year
Location: Harehills Primary School
Closing Date and Time: Wednesday 30th September 2026 at 9am

Harehills Primary School have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and talented SEND Teaching Assistant to join our team. The start date would be Autumn 2026. You will be required to work within The Willows Team (our SEND provision).

This will include:

• Supporting children and young people who have a range of significant and often complex SEND
• Working within a team to overcome barriers to learning and enable every child to make progress
• Inspire & empower children of all abilities and ensure they can take an active part in a broad and balanced curriculum.
• Building effective relationships with colleagues, children and families
• Implementing bespoke interventions.

In return we can offer you.......

• The opportunity to be part of a happy and successful school with enthusiastic pupils, staff & Governors who have a positive attitude to education.
• A strong commitment to continuous professional development and equal opportunities.
• Pension Scheme

Closing date: 30 th September 2026

Shortlisting and Interviews TBA.

Please email [email protected] for further details.

A visit to the school is positively encouraged.

The successful candidate will be subject to an online check and DBS check.

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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