Teaching Assistant

Job Title: Teaching Assistant

Location: Torten, Kidderminster

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent, Term time only

Hourly Rate:  £12.37 - £13.49 per hour

Job Description: As a Teaching Assistant, you will be an integral part of our client’s dedicated team, working closely with teachers and students to support learning and development. You will assist in the delivery of lessons, provide individualized support to students, and contribute to creating a positive and engaging classroom atmosphere.

Responsibilities:

As one of our client’s Teaching Assistants, your role will be to support their children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment.  Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child. You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the school and to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times. You will support the class teacher and contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning. Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required

Requirements:

• Working towards Level 2 award in Support work in schools or an equivalent is desirable   
• GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential. 
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures. 
• Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD, ideally in an education setting
• Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual 
• Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs 

Benefits:

• Full training and continued support 
• Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
• Perkbox subscription
• Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
• Car lease scheme 
• Bike to work scheme  
• Free parking  
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

How to Apply: If you are enthusiastic about education and want to make a positive impact on the lives of our students, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV to ali.aslam@teachingpersonnel.com

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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