Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel are looking for passionate and dedicated Teaching Assistants to join our partnership SEMH/PRU provisions across the Tameside/South Manchester area.

The schools cater for children and young people who have been excluded from mainstream settings due to challenging behaviour/ Special educational needs and need a specialist provision to achieve their learning goals.

In this role as a Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Support the class teacher in creative and engaging lessons.
• Act as a good role model for students and encourage expected behaviour.
• Promote independence of pupils and encourage them to reach their full potential.
• Support in the assessment of pupils learning and development.

The ideal Teaching Assistant will have:

• Experience working in a Pupil referral unit or with children with SEMH needs (Desirable)
• Adaptability and flexibility within their role to different situations or needs.
• Lots of patience and good de-escalation techniques/ Team Teach (Desirable)
• Full time availability within school hours

If this sounds like the role for you, please contact Rachel at Teaching Personnel today with an updated copy of your CV.

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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