Primary Teaching Assistant
Job description
Job Title: Primary Teaching Assistant
Location: Wakefield, WF4
Salary: 89.38-95 per day
Key Responsibilities:
- Classroom Support: Assist the teacher in managing classroom activities, preparing materials, and maintaining a conducive learning environment.
- Individualized Assistance: Provide one-on-one or small group support to students needing extra help with learning activities or development.
- Behavior Management: Help monitor and manage student behavior, ensuring classroom rules are upheld and supporting positive behavior reinforcement.
- Learning Activities: Facilitate educational activities under the teacher’s guidance, such as reading, writing, or craft projects.
- Student Welfare: Assist with students' personal needs, including social, emotional, and physical care.
- Administrative Tasks: Help with tasks like grading, organizing resources, or preparing bulletin boards.
- Supervision: Monitor students during lunch, recess, or field trips, ensuring safety and promoting inclusion.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Enthusiasm for working with children and supporting their development.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
- Patience, empathy, and adaptability.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., teaching assistant qualifications, safeguarding training) are preferred but not always required.
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.
For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.
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