Creative Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free online safeguarding training

Potential for permanent role

Job summary

A leading education specialist is seeking Creative Teaching Assistants in Greater London to support primary school students, particularly those with special needs. Candidates should have backgrounds in acting or drama, helping foster an engaging learning environment. Responsibilities include engaging students with creative activities, assisting with sensory integration, and supporting teachers in assessing pupils. This temporary role may offer future permanent opportunities, all while ensuring safeguarding and welfare compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in engaging students through creative activities.
• Ability to support students with special needs.
• Understanding of sensory integration techniques.

Responsibilities

• Engage students through interactive activities.
• Assist with sensory integration in the classroom.
• Work with teachers to assess pupil abilities.
• Ensure school policies are implemented.
• Liaise with parents and carers.

Skills

Creative engagement

Communication skills

Understanding social skills

Supporting special needs

Education

Relevant qualifications and training

Job description

Creative Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education are looking for teaching assistants from creative backgrounds such as acting, drama, musical backgrounds to work in our primary schools in Wandsworth.

As a teaching assistant you will be working both one-to-one and within a class supporting both your peers and students in a positive and engaging environment. Successful candidates will encourage students development, engage through sensory play & interaction, understanding social cues & skills, teaching independent living with students that have a diagnosis of special needs such as autism, speech and language difficulties and severe learning disabilities, physical disabilities.

These particular schools are looking for teaching assistants that can apply their creative skills within early years and primary settings and maintain an engaged and fulfilling learning experience.

Main Duties

• Engaging students through interactive and creative activities
• Helping with sensory integration within the classroom
• Working with the teacher to assess pupils' levels and ability
• Ensuring the school's ethos and policies are being implemented
• Liaising with parents and carers

Here at Protocol Education, we strive to ensure that each candidate has an opportunity to find their ideal job. For a number of years, we are proud to have worked alongside fantastic institutions of learning (Primary, Secondary and SEND) to provide them with high quality teachers and support staff.

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All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further 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.

Safeguarding

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.