SEND Teaching Assistant

Job title and organisation: SEND Teaching Assistant - Whingate Primary School
Salary: B2/B3 £26,847 - £29,071 FTE pro rata
Hours: 31.25 per week (Term Time Only)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Whingate Primary School, Whingate Road, Armley, Leeds LS12 3DS
Closing Date and Time: Friday 6 November 2026 at midnight

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 8.15am - 3.20pm

Whingate Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational Teaching Assistant who would like to join a friendly, dynamic school where all can thrive and staff are highly valued.

If you believe that anyone can excel, and that everyone deserves the best, then this is the job for you.

The job is specifically to support SEND children. The role will be to support children’s learning in class and supporting with the completion of paperwork such as observations, reports and assessments which contribute to the funding process. You will work alongside the teacher, SENDCO and other agencies when appropriate.

The ideal candidate should:

• Have a calm and nurturing attitude
• Be able to make learning fun and interactive
• Be able to facilitate children’s learning in both 1:1 and small groups
• Have experience working with children with a range of additional needs
• Be able to share information and have professional communication with the class teacher
• When necessary, liaise with parents and outside agencies to support children
• Use initiative and knowledge to give the very best support to our children

We can offer:

• Professional development opportunities
• Support and mentoring by a strong Senior Leadership Team
• A stimulating and rewarding work environment
• Well behaved and polite children

Ideally you will have skills and experience and be a professional who is versatile, enthusiastic, resilient and able to provide a solution focused approach to securing the best possible outcomes for all children.

We are a larger than average school with 470 pupils on roll and 6 members of staff with very low staff turnover, so it is especially exciting to have the opportunity to recruit a new member of staff to join the team.

We pride ourselves on our happy children who love coming to school. Our staff team take pride in building positive relationships with children and their parents/carers to support all children to achieve their learning goals and fulfil their potential.

To apply for this position, please download a recruitment pack from

Whingate Primary School - Vacancies

Whingate Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

References will be requested, and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at the interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification, and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

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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