L3 Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support pupils across the curriculum in a UK school setting. The role involves assisting teachers, delivering small-group interventions, and helping monitor pupil progress within a supportive, safeguarding-focused environment.

Candidates should have strong literacy and numeracy, excellent communication skills with children, staff and parents, and experience supporting pupils with SEND.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting pupils with SEND.
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with children, staff and parents."

Responsibilities

• Support teaching and learning across the curriculum.
• Assist with lesson preparation and classroom management.
• Deliver targeted interventions in reading, writing, phonics, maths or SEHM development.
• Work with pupils with SEND to support progress and engagement.

Skills

Supporting teaching

Literacy & numeracy

Communication skills

Small-group work

SEND support

Behaviour management

Progress assessment

Time management

ICT proficiency

Independent worker

Primary/Secondary

Reading interventions

Phonics interventions

Math interventions

SEMH support

Lesson prep support

EHCP involvement

Positive relationships

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Skills

• Supporting teaching and learning across the curriculum.
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with children, staff, and parents.
• Ability to plan and deliver small-group interventions.
• Experience of supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
• Behaviour management skills and promoting positive behaviour.
• Ability to assess, monitor, and record pupil progress.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Competence in using ICT and educational software.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative.
• Supporting pupils in a primary or secondary school setting.
• Delivering targeted interventions in reading, writing, phonics, maths, or social and emotional development.
• Working with children with additional needs such as ASD, ADHD, speech and language difficulties, or SEMH needs.
• Assisting teachers with lesson preparation and classroom management.
• Supervising groups of pupils independently.
• Contributing to Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and pupil reviews.
• Building positive relationships with pupils to support learning and wellbeing.

What the school offers its staff

• Access to a comprehensive professional development programme.
• Employee wellbeing support and assistance services.
• Opportunities for career progression within the Trust.
• Access to staff benefits and discount schemes.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.