Teaching Assistants

Are you looking for a new role in education?

Are you ready to make change in young people’s lives?

We have the role for you!

Teaching personnel are currently looking to recruit experienced Teaching assistants to join our growing team for September. We work alongside several mainstream schools across Truro, with part-time and full-time positions available. 

The successful candidate will be required to support pupils with a range of needs and abilities. This may be one-to-one, small group work or whole class support. This is a busy role requiring a patient but assertive manner and the ability to deal with a range of situations. 

What will the role involve?

- Working alongside the class teacher to ensure all students, including those with complex conditions, can access lesson resources

-  Supporting children during playtime to monitor behaviour and support play to enhance children’s social and motor development

-  Maintaining the appearance of display boards, to ensure that classrooms around school are creative, bright, and engaging

- Building positive relationships with students

- Maintaining good classroom behaviour and minimising disruptions

- Ensuring that students are engaged in the class and keep on track with work

- Providing 1:1 and group intervention support

What are we looking for?

- Ability to work effectively as part of a team within the classroom, ensuring the children are looked after and learning from the content delivered

- Previous experience supporting children with autism and/or associated learning difficulties is desirable but not essential.

- Commitment to the building and maintaining positive relationships

- A warm and friendly positive approach in the classroom

- Be caring, patient and understanding

To be considered for the role, you must have the following:

- GCSE English and Maths A-C or equivalent

- Experience working with children or young people

- An interest in making a positive contribution to school life

- Have enhanced DBS on update service, or willing to complete one, as this can be done at registration.

Why work with Teaching Personnel?

- You will have a specialist consultant to support you on your journey. They will be here to answer any questions you may have

- Access to our CPD training academy which offers multiple courses on safeguarding, understanding autism and team teach just to name a few which are either free or offered for a heavily discounted rate. 

- Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme of £50 per person!

- Competitive rates of pay.

- Weekly pay.

- Control of your diary and availability to work.

To register with Teaching Personnel and apply for the above role click the apply now.

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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We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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