English Specialist Teaching Assistant

Job description

English Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel are working closely with a number of schools in the Manchester area, recruiting for English Teaching Assistants to support the Teachers with in class work and extra curricular activities. This is a perfect opportunity for any English Graduates seeking their first position or for any existing English Teaching Assistants seeking a new challenge after half term.

Working as an English Teaching Assistant with Teaching Personnel gives you the opportunity to work on a flexible basis, with both full time and part time hours available at a number of schools in Manchester. As well as this you also have the opportunity to work at a number of different schools to build more experience and gain an insight in to how different schools operate.

• Full time and part time hours available dependent on your situation and the needs of the schools
• Get paid weekly whilst earning up to £1300 a month (negotiable)
• Opportunity to work as an English Teaching Assistant in a number of different schools in the Manchester area, broadening your experience and giving you the opportunity to network
• Further development opportunities through Teaching Personnel's CPD training courses

Working as an English Teaching Assistant is a very rewarding role where you will face a number of different opportunities and challenges every day. You will be required to support a wide variety of age and ability groups, from high performing year 11's preparing for their GCSE's all the way to year 7 students who may be struggling to adapt to the demands of secondary school education. Although every day will be different, the typical daily responsibilities you will face are:

• Assisting English pupils on 1:1 or group basis in an attempt to raise attainment across the department
• Supporting pupils with a variety of issues, whether these are learning, behaviour or SEN related
• Helping the teacher with the preparation of class work as well as delivery and marking

For further information on working as an English Teaching Assistant, or to hear about any of our other positions in your local area, contact the Manchester Secondary branch of Teaching Personnel on 0161 242 1797. Alternatively reply to this advert with a copy of your CV and cover letter outlining any experience to be considered for the role of English Teaching Assistant in Manchester