Role: Teaching Assistant
Location: Paignton
Contract: Full time, temporary (opportunity to make permanent)
Salary: Starting at £14.45 per hour
Long-Term Teachers work with a fantastic specialist education provision that supports children aged 11 - 16 who have struggled in mainstream education. All students have an EHCP associated with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. They are constantly seeking a resilient, passionate and dedicated teaching assistant to join their team.
Key responsibilities:
* Providing general classroom support, in addition to 1:1 support and small group interventions when required
* Support the teacher with lesson preparation and supervision, including gathering resources and setting up activities
* Promote the safeguarding of all children, ensuring they feel safe and well supported
* Manage behaviour effectively and meet students needs in line with their EHCP’s
* Support the students overall access to the curriculum
About you:
* Previous experience working with children in the UK, whether this is with early years, primary or secondary
* Strong understanding of SEN and strategies to support young people
* Resilient, adaptable and hard working
* Good sense of humour
* Willingness and desire to further develop your skill set and knowledge
* Flexible and willingness to change plans at short notice
It is also key that you are reporting regularly to the class teacher and senior leadership team, to monitor students progress. You will be expected to report and record evidence of pupil progress and achievement. In addition to this, it is paramount that you inform the teacher or lead of any safeguarding concerns.
This role is perfect for university students, experienced TA’s looking for a new challenge or anyone wanting to work around their current schedule. You will be working term time only, Monday - Friday, typically between the hours of 9am - 3pm (finishing at 2:30pm on Fridays). If you would like to discuss this role further, please get in touch!
Working with Long-term Teachers:
We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.
LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.
Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.
We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.
In addition you will receive:
* Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
* Permanent job roles
* Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
* Working to Agency Workers Regulations
* Interview preparation, advice and support
* Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay