Teaching Assistant

Inspiring Teaching; Barking; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspiring Teaching are recruiting Teaching Assistants to support students at a Special Needs School in Barking.

You will assist with daily needs and support pupils with autism, significant learning difficulties and additional medical needs; DBS and references are required, with a typical 8:30am–4:00pm day and a daily rate of £102.

The role emphasizes resilience, positive attitude, relationship-building and safeguarding commitments, and applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• DBS check and references required.
• Right to work in the UK required.
• Experience supporting students with autism and learning difficulties is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with students daily needs in class and during activities.
• Support behavioural management and build positive rapport with pupils.
• Adapt instructions to individual learning needs and promote inclusion.

Skills

Behaviour management

Interpersonal skills

Rapport building

Resilience

Enthusiastic

Job description

Inspiring Teaching are currently seeking multiple Teaching Assistants to work at our brilliant Special Needs School based in Barking.

We are looking for candidates who can assist with students' daily needs and ideally have experience working with children who have autism, significant learning difficulties and additional medical needs.

As a Teaching Assistant or student support assistant, you must have a natural aptitude on the behaviour management and interpersonal skills as well as a very enthusiastic and positive manner. You must be able to have a level of resilience, be able to build rapport easily and will ideally have experience working with students who have Autism, physical & sensory disabilities and learning difficulties.

All successful candidates will be subject to DBS and reference checks and will need to have the 'right to work' in the UK.

Typical hours are 8:30am to 1600 (daily rate is £102)

Inspiring Teaching is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Inspiring Teaching is also committed to following a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, culture or disability