Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel are currently recruiting for experienced and confident Additional Leaning Needs (ALN) Learning Support Assistants, to work in Specialist Teaching Facilities in and around Swansea, in various primary schools.

The ideal candidate must have a minimum of three months’ experience of working within a classroom environment. You may be required to support pupils on a one to basis so experience in this field would be advantageous, but not essential.

We are looking for applicants who have:

• Experience working in an Additional Learning Needs environment
• Recent experience in a classroom environment
• ASD
• PMLD
• An excellent track record
• Good knowledge of the national curriculum
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills
• Flexibility and adaptability to work short-term and long-term

Additional Information:

The role of a Additional Learning Needs (ALN) teaching assistant will require

• A relevant teaching qualification;
• Ideally experience working in an ALN environment;
• Recent experience in a classroom environment;
• An excellent track record;
• Good knowledge of the national curriculum;
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills;
• Flexibility and adaptability to work short-term and long-term.

Jobs in Additional Learning Needs (ALN)

A large number of our jobs are in ALN and we fill many vacancies in schools with candidates who have particular experience in working with children classified as below: -

• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD);
• Dyslexia;
• Dyspraxia;
• Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI);
• Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD);
• Profound and Moderate Learning Difficulties (PMLD);
• Emotional Behavioural Difficulties (EBD);
• Severe Learning Difficulties.

As well as working with students who have Physical Disabilities (PD).

What can Teaching Personnel offer you?

• Regular work potentially leading to long-term roles;
• A dedicated consultant
• Fully compliant with the AWR (Agency Workers Regulation);
• Competitive pay rates;
• Network of branches across the UK;
• Recommend-a-friend scheme;
• Respected reputation throughout the education and recruitment industry.

To express an interest in this role please click apply below or send a copy of your CV through for consideration.

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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