Teaching Assistant
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Do you have experience working with individuals with challenging behaviour and other learning difficulties?
A secondary school in Torquay is seeking a full time Teaching Assistant to support their pupils in their inclusion department. This role will start in September and continue until Christmas in the first instance - with the view to be extended.
SEN experience is essential to this role.
The successful Teaching Assistant will need:
- Recent experience supporting individuals with challenging behaviour (secondary school aged pupils is desirable)
- Have a strong behaviour management and relationship skills
- To be a calm, friendly and build rapport with students
- Be a reliable and enthusiastic teaching assistant who is able to commit to 5 day a week
Here’s why you should work through Teaching Personnel:
- Exclusive bookings from schools who only book through us
- Care and support throughout every booking – making sure you enjoyed your day and what we can do if you didn’t
- Continuous new opportunities throughout SEN, Secondary and Primary – gaining new experience in different areas of education
- Continuous professional development – exclusive training on courses like Team-Teach, Pedagogy, SEN 1/2/3, Behaviour Management and lots more
- Being paid via PAYE – we process your tax and national insurance for unlike an umbrella company who would charge you a FEE
- Recommend a Friend bonus scheme with GBP50 for every successful application – this has no limit the more people you refer the more money you earn
- If you require a DBS we charge the standard cost of just GBP40 – no admin fees and we accept other child workforce DBS’s if they are on the Update service
Teaching Personnel offer WEEKLY PAY and do not use Umbrella companies to process your payment.
Teaching Personnel is the UKs leading education recruitment agency that can offer you CPD training, competitive rates of pay and invaluable experience for future teaching positions
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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