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Level 1 Teaching Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 05 December 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 15 December 2025
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 8PN
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 18719e19-05f0-4958-9d08-1d65d44fc830

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Richmond Hill Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Level 1 Teaching Assistant. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy in providing high quality teaching support.

The ideal applicant will have:

• GCSE Grade A*-C in English and Mathematics.
• The ability to work alone and as part of a team.
• Experience of working with young people.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer you: As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us:

“Exceptional leadership at all levels has brought about considerable improvement for the opportunities and experiences of pupils in the school.” Ofsted, March 2022

Richmond Hill Academy is now a ‘Good’ school with many areas of our work graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. The transformation of our school has been possible due to the remarkable skill and commitment of our staff members and the support of our whole community.

Richmond Hill Academy is a school where “staff are happy and feel listened to and well trained”. As one teacher said, ‘I walk out of school happy every day.’”

We are looking for people who want to join our remarkable team, be part of the next chapter of our school and work with children whose respect for one another and their community is “breath-taking”.

As a school, we can offer you:

• Fantastic children, ready and eager to learn and grow.
• Supportive working environments where your talents will be valued and nurtured.
• Committed and passionate teams that champion the best outcomes for children.
• Opportunity to be at the cutting edge of educational development.

If you would like to know more about our academy, please visit our website at Richmond Hill Academy.

How to Apply:

If you are as excited about this role as we are, a Job Description/Person Specification and application form is available to download from The GORSE Academies Trust website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), by email to recruitment@richmondhill.leeds.sch.uk or by telephone on 0113 487 1600.

Candidates are also encouraged to visit the academy to look around. If you wish to do so, please email recruitment@richmondhill.leeds.sch.uk or telephone 0113 487 1600.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications: 15 December 2025 (9am)

Interviews will take place: Thursday 18 December

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check.We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies.

Commitment to safeguarding

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.

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