Teaching Assistant
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Teaching Assistant
Truro
School profile:
The school provides a secure environment based on encouragement and respect. Learning is enjoyed and all children are valued and supported. The aim is to meet the needs of all children and help them to excel at their targets. Although academic success is the main focus, the school are looking for somebody to assist with vocational learning to encourage personal development.
The school is committed to providing the highest level of learning and need a Teaching Assistant who will ensure that this happens.
The role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic TA who is looking to gain experience within a school environment and gain more knowledge of the Primary curriculum. You will be assisting student s with their class work, which may require you to work closely with small groups of students or even 1:1. You will be supporting the Teacher with their lessons and classroom management and engaging with other members of staff throughout the day. The role is full time and will require you to work 5 days per week during term time only.
This role will start in January 2020 and is contracted for one year.
The successful applicant is expected to:
- Have a minimum of 6 months experience within a school setting
- Assist the class and Teacher with all tasks
- Assess the students learning and think of new ways to encourage progression
- Deliver fun lessons that are inspiring and challenging
- Communicate effectively with pupils, parents and other staff members.
Benefits:
- Competitive rates of pay on a weekly basis
- Pension scheme enrolment
- Working closely with a dedicated consultant
- Professional CV writing
- Career progression
- Additional training at a discounted price
- FREE Safeguarding Training
- Referral bonus
This job is likely to be filled quickly so please apply below (successful applicants will be contacted within 24 hours), or speed up the process by registering your details on our website.
All candidates will have to go through a vetting process, in which references from your two most recent employers will be needed. An enhanced Child Workforce only DBS on the Update service is also necessary, but can be applied for within our company.

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
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