Teaching Assistant
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Teaching Assistants/Learning Support Assistants
GBP57-GBP70 per day.
Do you love working with children?
Are you interested in a teaching assistant role? Or are you looking for a new
Available to work for only 6.5 hours a day?
If yes, Teaching Personnel could have the perfect job role for you!
The School and Job Teaching Personnel have a long standing relationship with this School in Reading. They cater for boys and girls with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs with additional special needs such as Autism and Complex Learning Needs who have either been excluded from mainstream education, or are unable to access mainstream education. The School has an in-house team of qualified therapists offering Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration.
You will be working as a Teaching Assistant responsible for supporting termly topics across the class of 4-8 students and also 1:1 support.
Minimum Requirements - Any relevant SEN/Autism experience or qualifications is desired, however not essential so please still apply.
A passion and enthusiasm to see pupils achieve their best potential - Dedication to the needs of all your pupils, working with other staff members to offer emotional and academic support - A Child Only DBS on the Update Service, or one done through Teaching Personnel - Good interpersonal skills and confidence - Punctual and reliable - Enjoys a challenge
Personality:
The most important thing for candidates to possess is a confident personality. Candidates with no experience will still be suitable for the position, so long as they can be engaging and pro-active when working with learners at the school. The ability to build positive relationships with students is the most valuable attribute a candidate can have for this role.
Permanent or temporary roles available at this school
Benefits of working with Teaching Personnel
- You will be rewarded for your efforts with competitive and fair rates of pay, from GBP57-70 per day - Online timesheet approval for Schools, meaning no paper timesheets! - SMS and E-Mail booking confirmations - Access to our exclusive CPD Academy, with discounted courses such as Team Teach, Child Psychology and Autism Awareness available online - Recommend a Friend bonus scheme with GBP50 for every successful application - A dedicated Consultant who will seek out your ideal job role
Candidates are required to work full time 8.30am-15:30pm depending on training days.
If this diverse role is something that you consider to fit your skills and would be interested in finding out more about this this exciting role then please do not hesitate to contact Rudy at the Thames Valley North SEN Branch on 01183 271595. Alternatively please send your most recent CV by email
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see teachingpersonnel.com/faqs 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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