Have you recently graduated with a psychology degree and are looking to start a career in the education sector?
Teaching personnel are currently working with SEMH secondary schools in Manchester that are looking for teaching assistants. The students within these schools will be KS3 and KS4 and are currently out of mainstream schooling due to various social, emotional and mental health qualifications. The majority of the children will display challenging behaviour, and will require extra support to ensure they are progressing at the expected rate and are focused on their work within lessons.
As a teaching assistant, you will
- Provide in lesson support for students either on a 1:1 basis or with a small group
- Provide teacher with support to ensure that lessons are able to go ahead as planned and students can learn in a positive environment
- Ensure that challenging behaviour is dealt with in a professional way and situations are de-escalated as needed
- Give appropriate feedback to teachers and parents in line with EHCPs
- Help teachers with classroom set up and the distribution of any materials needed for classes
For this role you should
- Have recently graduated with a psychology degree
- Have some experience working with young people, preferably in a school setting but this is not necessary
- Be confident and calm when dealing with possibly challenging behaviour
- Be available full-time
If you feel that you would exceed in this role and are available full-time, please apply with an up to date CV highlighting relevant experience.
When applying through Teaching Personnel, an enhanced DBS on the update service is a required document. If you do not have one already, you will be asked to apply for one through Teaching Personnel before you are able to start in a position.
Any applicants that have been out of the UK for more than 6 months over the past 5 years will be asked to provide an overseas criminal clearance check. If you do not already have one of these, please apply for this before applying to this role.
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.
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