Graduate Teaching Assistant

Sprint Education Recruitment; Metchley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE pay

SEN and behaviour training

Continuity-focused placements

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Sprint Education Recruitment places graduates into long-term teaching assistant roles across Birmingham, supporting students with SEN and complex needs in mainstream and specialist settings.

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, you will work 1:1 or in small groups, follow plans set by staff and SENCO, and adapt resources to help students progress at their own pace. Right to work in the UK required.

Qualifications

• Graduates, or final year students, in Psychology, Education, Health and Social Care or a related field
• Experience with children or young people, paid or voluntary
• Clear communication in a busy environment
• Progress isn't always linear and you can work at a student's pace
• Available for full-time, long-term or permanent work
• You'll need the right to work in the UK

Responsibilities

• Works 1:1 or with small groups so students can take part in lessons alongside their peers
• Follows the plans and strategies set by teaching staff and the SENCO
• Adapts resources so a task is achievable without changing the learning behind it
• Notices patterns and small changes, then reports them accurately
• Supports students through transitions, breaktimes and the less structured parts of the day
• Works alongside therapists and specialists where they're involved, and learns from them

Skills

Clear communication

Adaptability

Education

Recent graduate or final year student in Psychology, Education, Health and Social Care or related field

Job description

Graduate Teaching Assistant Birmingham, Long-Term SEN Support Roles

Are you the kind of person that can turn up for the same student, in the same way, with the same passion and enthusiasm for a whole term. If the answer is yes, a Graduate Teaching Assistant role will teach you more about child development than any placement year.

Sprint Education Recruitment places graduates into long-term teaching assistant roles across Birmingham, supporting students with SEN and complex needs in mainstream and specialist settings, from primary through to secondary and alternative provision. If a long-term placement is what you're after, get in touch.

We work with settings across Birmingham and the surrounding boroughs, including Solihull, Sandwell, Dudley and Halesowen, so wherever you're based it's worth showing your interest.

What a Graduate Teaching Assistant does day to day

• Works 1:1 or with small groups so students can take part in lessons alongside their peers
• Follows the plans and strategies set by teaching staff and the SENCO
• Adapts resources so a task is achievable without changing the learning behind it
• Notices patterns and small changes, then reports them accurately
• Supports students through transitions, breaktimes and the less structured parts of the day
• Works alongside therapists and specialists where they're involved, and learns from them

Who this tends to suit

• Graduates, or final year students, in Psychology, Education, Health and Social Care or a related field
• Anyone with experience of children or young people, paid or voluntary
• People who communicate clearly and stay easy to work with in a busy environment
• Those who understand progress isn't always linear and are content to work at a student's pace
• Candidates available for full-time, long-term or permanent work
• You'll need the right to work in the UK

What we offer

Weekly PAYE pay. A named consultant who'll give you a clear picture of a setting before you start, including the parts that are demanding. Access to SEN and behaviour training as you go. Placements built around continuity rather than one-off cover.

Why Sprint?

If you're looking to work as a teacher in a mainstream classroom, providing day-to-day supply cover, we're probably not the agency for you. But if you're passionate about supporting students with additional needs and want a long-term role as an SEN Teaching Assistant, where you can build consistency and see the impact of your work every day, that's exactly what we do.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position is previous experience working in a school setting.

Sprint Education Recruitment is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Sprint Education Recruitment

Sprint Education Recruitment is a market leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. Specialists in SEND support for mainstream and SEN schools.

What Sprint Education Recruitment offer

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers' Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Sprint Education Recruitment do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.