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The role of Teaching Assistant will form part of the senior education team and, under the supervision of a teacher, will implement agreed programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom.

This could include:
Requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teacher in the whole planning cycle and the management and preparation of resources.

Leading and modelling positive behaviour management with proactive and solution-focused approaches.

Occasionally supervising whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers.

Sharing the School’s responsibility to support and promote the learning, personal development, safeguarding and wellbeing of all pupils. Our Teaching Assistants are vital in ensuring each pupil reaches their full potential. Each Teaching Assistant does this by developing positive working relationships with our pupils, understanding their likes, dislikes and interests so that all lessons are personalised.

To be a successful Teaching Assistant, you will need:

To have worked within Level 4 of the CSA Pupil Support Assistant gradings for at least one year, or have equivalent external experience.

To have demonstrated patience, compassion and resilience – all of the pupils you will support will be neurodiverse, which may impact their learning behaviour and communication needs.

Great communication skills – both verbal and written communication is important in this role as you will be speaking to a lot of different people at different times. You will also need to be able to update the pupils’ plans and help create learning material.

To be adaptable to different situations, demonstrating a calm approach, even when under pressure.

Employee benefits include:

• Competitive Salary and Career progression
• Company Pension Scheme
• Vivup employee benefit platform
• Tusker Car Scheme
• Occupational Health & Mental Health Wellbeing Support
• Employee Referral scheme
• Bike2 Work scheme
• Discounted Gym membership
• 32 Days annual leave
• Wide variety of accredited in-house and external training

If you would like more information about the role, please see the job description, or to apply, click the button below.

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