Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistants required for full and part-time Teaching Assistant roles starting in September.

Our client secondary school, located in the Hindley area of Wigan are currently seeking to bolster their team of support staff ahead of the new academic year starting in September 2024.

Whilst the majority of roles will be starting in September, their will also be immediate working opportunities for the remainder of this academic year.

Role details:

Competitive pay for this role with earning potential of up to £95 per day (dependant on experience)

Working closely with identified students in a mainstream classroom environment.

Support to be offered from teaching staff and an experienced pastoral team

Experience is preferred but not essential

The incoming Teaching Assistants will be responsible for supporting the class teacher throughout their lessons helping them to set-up the lesson, and assisting in lessons ensuring that all students understand the work that is being set and are on task. It will be the responsibility of Teaching Assistants to help reduce cases of low level disruption, ensuring that students remain engaged throughout the class and are completing the work that has been set by the class teacher.

Graduates are encouraged to apply for this role and will have the opportunity to lead small group or 1:1 intervention sessions within their specialist subject.  

It will be of huge advantage in support of an application for this role if the incoming Teaching Assistant has experience working alongside students that are aged 11-16, with SEN requirements or children that come from challenging backgrounds.

Located between Hindley and Westhoughton, the school is just a short drive away from the A577 and has an abundance of public transportation links to surrounding areas; Bolton, Salford and Wigan.

Teaching Personnel encourage all interested candidates to submit an up to date CV via the contact details below for immediate consideration. Alternatively, you can call the Wigan and Warrington on 01942 355059 for further information;

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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