KS1 Teaching Assistant
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KS1 Teaching Assistant
Location: Preston
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:45am – 3:30pm
Pay: £13.75 per hour
Are you passionate about supporting children’s learning and development?
A welcoming and inclusive primary school in Preston is seeking a dedicated KS1 Teaching Assistant to join their team on a full-time basis.
About the Role:
You’ll be working within the Key Stage 1 team, providing essential classroom support to the teacher and children. Your role will include supporting learning activities, helping manage behaviour, and encouraging positive social interaction to create a nurturing and productive classroom environment.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Experience in KS1 is desirable, but not essential
- You must have experience working with or supporting children in a professional or voluntary capacity (e.g., in schools, nurseries, youth work, etc.)
- A positive, proactive and flexible attitude
- Strong communication skills and a genuine passion for helping young learners succeed
This is a long-term, full-time position with an immediate or flexible start date for the right candidate.
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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