Teaching Assistant

Position: Teaching Assistant

Location: Preston

Start date: January 2025, or ASAP

Contract type: Full-time, initially until May 2025

A secondary school in Preston are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant with previous experience supporting pupils in a 1:1 and small group setting. The successful applicant will work full-time during term time, and will be initially required until May 2025.

The school have received funding for a KS3 pupil who will be transferred from a PRU, following the Easter holidays. As the Teaching Assistant, you will closely support this pupil in the classroom as well as in a 1:1 setting. You will be liaising directly with class teachers, the SENDCo and parents to discuss the pupils progression and development, and you will be involved in the tailoring of resources, learning activities and intervention planning. Confident skills in English, Maths and Science are preferable, as the pupil will require additional catch up support in these subjects.

Key highlights:

• KS3/KS4 Teaching Assistant
• Full-time contract, initially until May 2025
• Reporting to the SENDCo
• Providing general classroom support and 1:1 intervention support
• Previous experience supporting pupils with SEND and SEMH preferable
• Possibility of a 12 month contract

How to be considered for this role:

For your application to be considered, please submit your application today and include a relevant and up to date CV. A member of the Preston Secondary Branch will review your CV and make contact to discuss your application.

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