Teaching Assistant - Thrapston Monarch Education are an Education Recruitment Agency who specialise in placing Teachers and Teaching Assistants in their ideal roles. Monarch Education are currently working alongside Primary Schools in the Thrapston area to find a Year 5 Teaching Assistant to start ASAP. The candidate for this role will support specific aims in lessons as planned and directed by the teacher and developing awareness of the aims of the literacy and numeracy strategies relevant to the classes supported. The ideal candidate for this role will hold / be confident in the following: To contribute to the maintenance of children's progress records To participate in the evaluation of the support programme To provide regular feedback about the children to the teacher. Participate in meetings at School relevant to the child as requested by teaching colleagues and management. Work with professionals as required to support the child. Provide advice and guidance to the child on educational and social matters School Location: NN14 Accessibility: Easily accessible on Public Transport / Onsite Parking Your application will be subject to an enhanced DBS and two references, so it is essential that a minimum of 1 reference from a child related job and relevant qualifications can be provided. 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.