Teaching Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

Location: Worthing

Job Type: Full time 

Pay- £83-£90

At Teaching Personnel, we are dedicated to providing exceptional support to Primary Schools in Sussex. We work closely with schools to ensure the right placements for our candidates. We offer flexible work options to accommodate your work/life balance, and you can manage your schedule conveniently through our online portal. We provide competitive daily rates of pay and unlimited free access to a wide range of online courses to enhance your continuous professional development (CPD). We are looking to recruit passionate individuals who are looking for the rewarding role as Learning support assistants.

If you have experience volunteering in schools, employed within schools or the care sector. We woud love to hear from you! 

Job Duties:

• Provide individualised support to students with special educational needs (where needed) 
• Assist students in accessing the curriculum and participating in classroom activities
• Support students in developing their social and communication skills
• Implement behaviour management strategies and effectively manage challenging behaviour
• Promote inclusivity and create a supportive learning environment
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to safeguarding policies

Our Ideal candidate:

• Minimum of GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics
• Prior experience working/volunteering in the education or care sector.
• Proactive and caring approach towards supporting individuals.
• Reliable and enthusiastic with a passion for promoting inclusive learning
• Ability to effectively manage challenging behaviour
• Good understanding of educational practises and strategies for supporting individuals with special educational needs (advantageous)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• DBS on the update service (Teaching Personnel can help with this)

Working with Teaching Personnel will mean having access to a host of benefits.

• Free to register
• Competitive pay rates.
• Weekly pay through PAYE 
• Generous pension scheme
• Access to CPD Academy- free and subsidised online courses allowing you to upskill. 
• All successful applicants will be provided with free online safeguarding and prevent duty training. 

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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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