Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Leyland, Lancashire.

Pay: £12.90 – £14.00p/h

Full-time (Monday to Friday)

Starting ASAP – Ongoing

Teaching Assistant needed for a large, friendly primary school based in the heart of Leyland, Lancashire. The school are in search of a committed individual to work flexibly across the school. You will be assisting in classrooms across the foundation phase and KS2. You may be asked to work on a 1:1 basis with pupils who need extra support and or may have additional learning needs.

Qualifications needed? In short, the answer is no. While no formal qualifications are required for this position, you must have transferable skills from experience and be able to confidently satisfy at interview stage your ability to work with children and young people.

Responsibilities:

-          Assist both pupils and the classroom teacher with daily activities

-          Work 1:1 with pupils who require additional support

-          Actively engage in creating and implementing activities and tasks

-          Lunchtime duty may be required

-          Track and record progress of students

-          Create a safe and engaging environment for learning

This is initially a temporary position, however there is the potential for the role to result in a permanent contract in the future pending a successful trial period.

Essential Criteria:

-          You must have a child only DBS registered with the update service or be willing to apply

-          You will need to be registered with the education workforce council or be willing to register

-          You must have references cover a period of 24 months

-          Right to work in the UK

Teaching personnel are dedicated to providing the best service to our educators and as such you will be given a personal consultant upon registering who will guide you through the vetting process and support you during your placement.

When working through TP you will have access to a host of benefits including, access to our CPD academy, educator of the week prizes, refer a friend bonus, advanced APP for easy booking access and diary updating.

If you think you would suit the role of a Teaching Assistant and want to build a career in education, then we want to hear from you!

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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.
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