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Teaching Assistant (Level 1) - Garnteg Primary School, Pontypool
Client: Torfaen County Borough Council
Location: Pontypool, United Kingdom
Job Category: Education
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 2d19a60fbd3c
Job Views: 82
Posted: 18.02.2025
Expiry Date: 04.04.2025
Job Description:
Description:
We are seeking to appoint an excellent, dedicated, hardworking teaching assistant who has the initiative and drive to work as a part of our forward school team. You will be required to work across all areas within a primary school. With a demonstrable understanding of the classroom role and responsibilities, you should possess a very good knowledge of working with, and caring for, children, ideally combined with an awareness of policies and procedures relating to child protection. The successful applicant will display very high-level educational support, strong nurture skills, and positive management skills, backed by the ability to communicate effectively with members of staff and parents/carers. You should be able to work effectively as part of a team and independently using your own initiative.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post requires registration with the EWC - Education Workforce Council.
Qualifications / Experience:
Essential:
1. Very good numeracy/literacy skills.
2. Experience of working with children of relevant age.
3. Can use ICT effectively to support learning.
4. Full working knowledge of relevant policies/code of practice and awareness of relevant legislation.
5. Working knowledge of national/foundation phase, curriculum 14 – 19 pathways, and other basic learning programme/strategies as appropriate.
Desirable:
1. Training in relevant strategies to support learning, e.g., literacy or specific areas of hearing, sign language, dyslexia, ICT, Maths and English.
2. Appropriate first aid training.
See the Job Description for a full list of criteria.
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