Teaching Assistant

Graduate teaching assistant

Do you have experience working with secondary aged children and ambitions to become a teacher? Teaching Personnel are working in partnership with an outstanding secondary school outside of Hull City centre, due to changes within their support team they are seeking to hire a graduate teaching assistant on a full time basis, starting as soon as possible.

To be considered for this teaching assistant role, graduates applying will need to have;

• Previous experience working with children of secondary age (11-16)
• Full time availability until at least April 2019 and possibly until July
• Commitment to working as part of a team , full time from 8:30am - 3:30pm
• Knowledge of the national curriculum within core subject or commitment to learning
• An out-going and conscientious personality as you'll work with children varying backgrounds

This role as a graduate teaching assistant is full time (Monday - Friday) from 8:30am to 3:30pm each day, you'll report to classroom teachers and heads of department and year group leaders, with the aim to improve pupils confidence in school and boost attainment and interest in subjects, particularly with children in Year 9 preparing for their options and GCSEs the following year. Previous experience working as a teaching assistant is desired but not essential, you'll be given full support and training by this school and have the opportunity to partake in whole school training (CPD) with teaching staff. The successful graduate working as a teaching assistant will support small groups within lessons, deliver 1:1 support to children slightly behind their expected target grades with an overall aim to improve attainment in the core subjects.

Situated to the west of Hull city centre, roughly 10 minutes via bus or car, this is an outstanding mixed secondary school with an excellent reputation. If you are a confident graduate looking to work as a teaching assistant before your teacher training application for 2019, this school offers paid teacher training and would be a great option for you.

To be considered, please submit your CV via email or contact Jim in the Teaching Personnel Hull Secondary Branch for more information about this position which is an immediate start.