Sports Graduate Teaching Assistant -Rochdale Monarch Education are working with a Multi-Academy Trust that would like to appoint a specialist support assistant with a sports related background at one of their schools in Rochdale. Candidates who are looking for a challenge and change of direction in the next steps of their careers within a school environment are welcome to apply. The schools within the Trust are all primary schools. The skills you can bring have previously resulted in fantastic learning partnerships for children with physical needs as well as those with autism, communication needs and SEMH needs, dramatically raising confidence and self-esteem. By understanding bodies and well-being you give them the chance to explore what they can do, promoting trust, cooperation, communication and language too. As well as being sufficiently trained, the successful candidate must also be patient, resilient, nurturing, caring and most of all, passionate. The school are looking for proactive team players who want to be part of a challenging yet rewarding environment. Personal and social development is taken very seriously, therefore the ability build strong and trusting relationships is key. You would be support pupils both inside and outside of the classroom. Applicants with work experience in Youth Work and with Young Offenders are also very welcome to apply. Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity. Monarch Education is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, age, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity or disability. This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.