Team Teach Teaching Assistant

Are you confident working within a Pupil Referral Unit with pupils with challenging behaviour? Teaching Personnel are working with a specialist SEMH School in the Billingham area to recruit a Teaching Assistant on a full time basis. The role will commence in January, with strong potential for a permanent contract after the initial term placement for the right candidate. 

The position will involve working with a small group of students across Key Stages 1 and 2 with varying Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties. The candidate will need to be confident in managing challenging behaviour as well as being enthusiastic and a positive role model for the students! You will be working with children from a mix of backgrounds, including children in looked after care. You will play a large role in the monitoring of students progress and development both in terms of their academic and personal achievements.

Ideally for this role, you will have a teaching assistant qualification however this is not mandatory and we welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds including social and youth work. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced special needs teachers as well as specialist teaching assistants. You will also benefit from Teaching Personnel’s exceptional and unique CPD opportunities and competitive daily pay rates of up to GBP65 per day. We also have a special refer a friend scheme for candidates registered with us that could earn you GBP50 every time you recommend someone to work through us!

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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