Teaching Assistant

Great opportunity for Sports Graduates, Athletes, Sports Coaches or those with a Physical Education A Level/GCSE!

Kingston Upon Thames

Teaching Personnel are currently recruiting for an experienced athlete, sports graduate, or sports coach or someone with a keen interest in sports, to work as a dedicated Teaching Assistant, working 1:1 with children with Social Emotional Mental Health needs and leading and supporting PE lessons. The Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for children aged 4 to 11 is looking for an enthusiastic team player who is keen to inspire young learners by providing and supporting high quality teaching and enjoyable lessons, and to encourage them to make positive life choices. This would be a full-time role with immediate start and would be perfect for somebody that is looking to be a Physical Education Teacher in future, wants to gain experience working with children or is looking for a career in the sports/education sector. 

Qualified Teaching Status is NOT needed for this role but you will need proven experience leading practical and classroom based PE Lessons.

This role would involve:

• Supporting the class teacher in the delivery of lessons
• Organising and collecting resources for the lessons
• Deliver interventions, including those that are movement-based
• Being a positive role model to inspire and encourage the child to make positive life choices and behaviours.
• Use enthusiasm to encourage children to become involved in lessons

As a Teaching Assistant for Teaching Personnel, we can offer you:

• Support for your professional development –  through our CPD Academy, Teaching Personnel gives you access to a vast range of career-enhancing Continuing Professional Development and training opportunities.
• Competitive Regular pay – You will receive weekly pay with rates based on your skills, experience, flexibility and availability. Our payroll team works hard to ensure your pay is accurate and any queries are dealt with speedily
• Easy online admin – Our myTP platform provides a range of digital services that make your work admin and communication simple.
• Safe working practices – We work hard to ensure your reputation is protected and you are kept safe at work.
• The chance to do good, your way - You control how Teaching Personnel supports its chosen charities. Our TP Tokens scheme supports national children and education charities through your direction.
• A dedicated Recruitment Consultant – We pride ourselves on good working relationships with all of our candidates. We will be on hand to support you and work with you to secure the work you want.
• £50 refer a friend reward if the educator is placed in a long-term role with TP

If you feel like you would be suited for this role, we would love to hear from you! Please submit your CV using the applying button below, contact Carys on 0208 605 2631 or send an email to carys.bowler@teachingpersonnel.com

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
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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