Teaching Assistant

If you have experience supporting pupils with English as an additional language in a mainstream Primary, Secondary or in SEN school and are looking for a position that will compliment and reward your skillset – this role may be of interest to you.

An OFSTED graded ‘Good’ Primary school located in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire; are looking for a Teaching Assistant to take on a specialised role to support pupils with EAL in order to ensure that their understanding of the national curriculum is up to standard by the end of the academic year.

The role is full-time and is set to run in school hours between 08:30 to 15:30, with half an hour unpaid lunch. In your role, you will be expected to monitor and assess the progress of pupils you are supporting and assist in their progression through learning. You will also need to offer general support and aid in the overall running of the class alongside the class teacher.

If you have:

• Prior Teaching Assistant Experience
• Experience supporting EAL
• Completed training courses relevant to a career in education such as: Prevent Training, Safeguarding, Child Protection, De-escalation
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 – Relevant to working within schools
• Experience offering 1:1 support to SEN pupils with challenging behaviour

If you chose to apply, you will be supported by us through every step of the process, from your initial registration with Teaching Personnel, right up until you are successfully appointed in your new role at the school. Even after this point, you will receive regular contact from our team to check in on your progress and discuss any opportunities or challenges that may present themselves later down the line. What’s more; by choosing Teaching Personnel, you will immediately gain access to a whole range of benefits including:

•  Weekly pay, processed by our payroll team using PAYE
•  Access to a pension scheme 
•  Earn My TP Tokens as you work, and at the end of the year we will donate to our chosen charities on your behalf
•  Refer a friend scheme
•  Access to our Guaranteed work scheme - Subject to qualifying criteria
•  Out of hours support from your consultant
•  A company that really do want to support your growth and development
• Our specialist consultant James covers the Huntingdon area, so if you are interested in this position, please call and ask for a chat with him!

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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