High level Teaching Assistant

High level Teaching Assistant

Location: Tower hamlets, London

Sector: Primary

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: pay to scale (dependent on experience)

Starts: September 2025

Are you looking to expand your career in education? A Vibrant school with Ofsted “Good” rating located in Tower Hamlets, London is seeking a dedicated, passionate and enthusiastic High level teaching assistant to join their team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual meaning to flourish their career in education, offering first-hand classroom experience and a chance to make a great impact on student’s learning and development.

Responsibilities:

As a higher-level teaching assistant, you will be:

• Support pupils with special educational needs (SEN) or disabilities.
• Monitor and record pupil progress and provide feedback to teachers.
• Supervise and support students across various year groups in the absence of their regular class teacher.
• Assist assessments and record keeping as required.
• Assist with the organisation of school trips, events, and enrichment activities.

Candidate specification:

• Qualified teacher status(QTS), relevant degree (usually a bachelor’s in education or a subject related to the one you’ll teach).
• previous experience working with children or in a school environment.
• Can build strong relationships with students and staffs.
• Follow safeguarding protocols and prioritise student safety.
• Confident, enthusiastic, and committed to supporting young people.

Why join Us?

We work closely with a variety of schools to match talented educators with roles that suit their strengths and aspirations. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in education while making a lasting difference in children’s educational journey. You will also:

• Get a personal recruitment consultant.
• Gain access to ongoing professional development courses.
• Join an amazing school community and enjoy a healthy work-life balance.
• A devoted vetting team to help with your process.

All applicants must be willing to undergo vetting checks as part of the school’s commitment to Safeguarding and Anti-bullying. This will include:

• Enhanced DBS check on the Update Service (or willingness to apply through us)
• Two recent references (covering the past 24 months)
• Overseas Police Check (if applicable – for candidates who have lived outside the UK for 6+ months in the past 5 years)

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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