Teaching Assistant

Harris Academy Sutton; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Academy Sutton is seeking a Teaching Assistant to help students access learning and contribute to a caring learning environment. The role involves supporting individuals and groups and maintaining positive relationships with staff and students.

Qualified candidates will have a degree or equivalent, experience with young people, and awareness of safety practices in a school setting.

Qualifications

• Candidate should have a degree-level qualification or equivalent.
• Knowledge of strategies for working with young people with challenging behaviours.
• Awareness of health and safety in the workplace.
• Experience working with young people in education or training settings.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals and groups to enable access to learning.
• Contribute to a nurturing and purposeful learning environment.
• Manage own workload and liaise with stakeholders as needed.

Skills

Degree level

Strategies for supporting young people

Health and safety awareness

Experience with young people in edu/tr

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

Harris Academy Sutton is looking for a Teaching Assistant to support individuals and groups of students to enable access to learning, contributing to the development and maintenance of a purposeful, nurturing learning environment.

The actual salary for this role will be£24,854.82- £25,210.47 (38 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week).

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Qualifications to degree level or equivalent
• Some knowledge of strategies in working with young people with challenging behaviours
• Knowledge of some of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace.
• Experience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students.
• Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels.
• Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload.

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.