Teaching Assistant
Loughborough
£- £ per week
About the role
Connex Education is in partnership with a vibrant Primary School within the Loughborough area to recruit a Teaching Assistant to work on a regular relief cover basis starting ASAP.
You will have strong teamwork skills as the school in question has a key focus on teamwork and collaboration to be able to achieve student and school goals. This school is at the heart of a thriving and creative community, and you will need to meet high standards and match the ambitious expectations alongside the staff and the governors. A key ethos and aim for this school are to ensure all learners are provided focused support to ensure excellent progress is made.
Duties will include general classroom support for all pupils in KS1 and KS2, facilitating learning through play and small group interventions for pupils requiring additional help. The successful candidate must have the ability to work in close partnership with the Class Teacher in helping to promote the acquisition of learning goals.
At Connex Education we value the role Teaching Assistants have in Children’s improvement in school and confidence outside the classroom to reach their full potential.
Assignment Details
Our fantastic Supply Teaching Assistant roles are due to start ASAP, apply now to be put forward! For the right candidate, many of our placements have the potential to extend to cover the term or the rest of the academic year, with the opportunity to go permanent.
Benefits of working with Connex Education
1. Competitive daily rate
2. PAYE paid weekly
3. Free access to our Teaching Assistant Toolkit skills development package comprising over 24 courses
4. Funded formal qualifications, from Level 2 SEND, Level 3 Teaching and Learning, Level 4 HLTA and Level 5 TEFL
5. Career progression via our TA to Tutor conversion course
6. Wellbeing programme and refresher training for life in a 21st century classroom
7. Trainee teacher apprenticeship opportunities
Person Specification
8. Experience working in an educational environment with children aged between 4 and 11 years.
9. Be willing to support on a 1:1 basis or work in small groups with children
10. Have behaviour management skills
11. Knowledge of Phonics and Read, Write Inc
12. Be organised and reliable
13. Have a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to process a new one
14. Willing to go the extra mile!