Level 2 Teaching Assistant in Leeds

What skills and experience we\’re looking for

Richmond Hill Academy is seeking to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and skilled Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our hardworking team. This role is essential in supporting high-quality learning and helping to create a purposeful, inclusive and well-organised learning environment for all pupils.

Working under the guidance of teaching and senior staff, the successful candidate will support pupils’ learning, wellbeing and behaviour, both within the classroom and in wider school settings.

The ideal applicant will have:

• Completed the DfES Teaching Assistant Induction Programme or equivalent qualifications/experience.
• NVQ Level 3 for Teaching Assistants or suitable classroom-based experience.
• An understanding of child development and learning.

What the school offers its staff

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.

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.