Teaching Assistant
- Teaching Assistant
- York
- Full Time
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The challenging and varied role of a Teaching Assistant is ideal for anyone hoping to make a positive impact on the lives of children and step in to the education sector.
As a Teaching Assistant, your role may vary from day to day, and can included 121 support for pupils with Special Education Needs, delivering maths and English booster sessions for small groups or general classroom duties, assisting the teacher in setting up activities and general admin tasks.
Job titles vary and you may also be known as a:
• Learning Support Assistant
• 121 SEN Support worker
• SEN Specialist
• Behaviour Mentor
• GTA / General Teaching Assistant
• Classroom Assistant
• HLTA / Higher Level Teaching Assistant
What will a working day look like?
Your duties will depend on your experience, training and TA status. Generally, your duties may include (but not be limited to):
• Delivering tailored teaching activities to pupils on either a one-to-one basis or in small groups
• Ensuring that the pupils you support are able to engage in learning and stay on task during the lesson or activity
• Supporting the social and emotional development of pupils, reporting any issues when required
• Supporting the teacher in managing challenging pupil behaviour and promoting positive behaviour
• Listening to pupils read and read to pupils as a class, group or one-to-one
• Helping with the planning of some lessons
• Carrying out administrative duties, such as preparing classroom resources
• Creating art displays of pupils' artwork
• With experience, you might be able to take on a specialism such as literacy, numeracy or SEN.
Working hours
The working hours will depend purely on the role you undertake, but are usually limited to around 35 hours per week inline with school opening times.
Qualifications
Although entry routes into Teaching Assistant roles are varied, you'll usually need a combination of relevant experience and qualifications.
Typically, employers seek one of the following:
• BA Special Educational Needs, Disability & Inclusion
• BA Early Childhood Studies
• BA Education Studies
• CACHE Level 2 / 3 Teaching Assistant
• Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools
• Level 2 / 3 Childcare
To work with children, young people and vulnerable groups, you will need to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Skills
You'll need to show:
• good communication and listening skills
• the ability to build and maintain rapport with adults and children
• calmness under pressure and when dealing with challenging or confrontational behaviour
• flexibility and adaptability
• You may also need relevant language skills depending on the service users and communities you support.
For more information, or to discuss Teaching Assistant roles in your area, please call the Hull Secondary Team on 01482 908030.
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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