1:1 Teaching Assistant

Academics; England; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Academics Ltd is seeking 1:1 Teaching Assistants to support learners with a range of needs across primary settings in Cheshire East. The role is full-time, temporary with short- and long-term placements, requiring reliability and a calm, resilient approach.

You will provide 1:1 interventions, help develop essential skills and build social connections, and work with teaching staff to adapt activities. DBS check is preferred or applicants willing to apply.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with children or young people with special educational needs.
• Calm, resilient, and able to remain consistent under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to build trusting relationships and implement clear structures and routines.
• Empathetic, flexible, and committed to long-term support for the learner.
• Full-time availability (Monday-Friday) to provide consistent support for the learner.
• Willingness to travel to partnership schools in Cheshire East by 8.30am and respond to on-the-day cover notices.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality 1:1 support/interventions for learners with a range of additional needs (ASC, ADHD, Speech & Language, SEMH).
• Support learners to develop essential skills, build social connections, and engage actively in learning.
• Implement tailored strategies to promote emotional regulation, resilience, and independence.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, SENCO, and external agencies when needed.
• Assist the class teacher in adapting classroom activities and resources for the learner.
• Manage behaviour and engage learners with their own learning.
• Create an inclusive and safe learning environment for all learners in the class and wider school community.

Skills

1:1 support

SEN experience

Behavior management

Team collaboration

Reliability

Job description

Academics are currently looking for 1:1 Teaching Assistantsfor temporary full-time short and long-term supporting roles within our client primary schools, SEN schools, and SEN provisions. Working across Nantwich, Crewe, and the surrounding Cheshire East areas can be diversified, meaning that we do have different requirements to suit.

We are proud to say that here at Academics we have had a strong record of placing many of our 1:1 Teaching Assistants into permanent work following a successful period of long-term supply within our schools and provisions.

Responsibilities of a 1:1 Teaching Assistant:

• Providing high quality 1:1 support/interventions for learners who have with a range of additional needs, including Autism (ASC), ADHD, Speech and Language needs, SEMH, and other learning difficulties.
• Support learners to develop essential skills, build social connections, and engage actively in learning.
• Implement tailored strategies to promote emotional regulation, resilience, and independence.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, SENCO, and external agencies when needed.
• Assisting the class teacher in adapting classroom activities and resources for the learner.
• Managing behaviour and engaging learners with their own learning.
• The ability to create and foster an inclusive and safe learning environment for all of the learners within your class and the wider school community.

For this role, candidates who apply must have:

• Previous experience working with children or young people with special educational needs.
• Calm, resilient, and to be able to remain consistent under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to build trusting relationships and implement clear structures and routines.
• Empathetic, flexible, and committed to long-term support for the learner.
• Full-time availability (Monday-Friday) to provide consistent support for the learner.
• Be happy to travel and to be able to get to our partnership schools in the Cheshire East by 8.30am with sometimes only 30-60 minute's notice for our on the day cover requirements.
• A good level of literacy and numeracy skills.
• A current Enhanced DBS that is registered with the Update Service, or you will be prepared to apply for a new DBS with ourselves (cost applied).

Please be aware that your daily rate will be dependent upon experience, prior qualifications, training, and the client rate that is currently available.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Salary will be determined by the successful candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client's pay policy.