Teaching Assistant

ASPIRE, GROW, SUCCEED

Are you passionate about supporting young people to succeed and reach their full potential?

Would you like to develop your skills as part of a supportive, committed and talented team?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking to appoint motivated and committed Teaching Assistants to join our supportive and committed team. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with students and wants to make a positive difference to their school experience.

You will work across the school providing classroom support, helping students to access learning and develop confidence and independence.

Some of these roles will also involve supporting students within our DAHIT provision, working closely with colleagues to provide targeted support and a structured, nurturing environment. This offers a great opportunity to develop experience in a more specialised area of support. Training and ongoing support will be provided.

Our Culture

We are proud to be building a school delivering an exceptional quality of education. We are true to our core values and enable our employees to engage in challenging and rewarding work, whilst at the same time supporting them to aspire, grow and succeed. We believe that engaged, motivated and happy staff are the foundation of a successful school community.

Our Values

The Allerton Grange values are the behaviours and qualities that are valued in fellow employees and our staff community. At Allerton Grange, we place particular emphasis on the following values, behaviours and qualities. This means we are looking to recruit and promote people who live these values on a daily basis. 

• Integrity

• Compassion

• Community

• Humility

• Emotional Intelligence

• Courage

• Critical Thinker

• Collaborative

• Diligent

• A role model

The challenge for us all at Allerton Grange School is to continue to improve and grow as a community. We want to ensure that our staff feel able to take the next steps in their career, but we also wish to create a culture that encourages them to stay and grow with us.  

The successful post holder will:-

• Support learning in the classroom, including preparing and organising resources. 

• Motivate and engage students, acting as a positive role model. 

• Communicate effectively, with good organisational and basic ICT skills. 

• Maintain accuracy and attention to detail when supporting learning. 

• Remain calm, positive and resilient, including in more challenging situations. 

• Support small group and class activities under the direction of teaching staff. 

• Provide personal care and support where required. 

• Be flexible and responsive to students’ needs. 

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support a positive learning environment.

We will offer:-

• A talented, supportive staff team and a culture rooted in professional growth. 

• Excellent benefits including a generous pension, enhanced leave, supportive school environment where staff wellbeing is prioritised, access to a wide range of discounts and initiatives, and a clear commitment to flexible working, with requests for varied working arrangements welcomed as part of our approach to staff wellbeing. 

• Outstanding facilities, including free onsite parking with EV charging points, gym access, and a modern, well resourced building. 

• A strong focus on staff wellbeing and work–life balance, underpinned by a fair workload charter and staff voice framework. 

• A Headteacher, Leadership Team and Governing Body dedicated to creating a school of outstanding practice. 

• Excellent professional development opportunities, including a subject specific CPD model aimed at deepening subject knowledge. 

• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people within a diverse, inclusive, truly comprehensive community.

If you share our values, ambition, have a proven track record, and relish a new challenge we look forward to receiving your application.

For those selected, interviews will take place on Tuesday, 14 July 2026.

If you would like to apply for this post please either contact the school directly or download the application pack from our school website. The pack will include further details about the post, including how to apply.

Appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and safeguarding recruitment checks. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history, and an online search of publicly available information will be conducted as part of our due diligence process.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and circumstances. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do, and we aim to build a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the wider community. Our recruitment practices are designed to be fair, inclusive, and accessible to all. We are happy to discuss and provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

This role is UK based. You must have the legal right to work in the UK. If you are not a UK or Irish citizen, or covered by the EU Settlement Scheme, you must hold a visa that permits employment in this role.