Teaching Assistant

Niche Education LTD; Eaglescliffe; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Recruitment support

Long-term or daily roles

Job summary

Niche Education Ltd are seeking a proactive Teaching Assistant to join a school in Stockton-on-Tees. The ideal candidate will have experience as a teaching assistant or transferable skills from healthcare or another sector and be able to support students, including those with complex needs.

You will contribute to a dedicated team and help foster independence and positive attitudes in pupils. We value enthusiasm, resilience, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Qualified teaching assistant or transferable skills.
• Experience with children or young adults including SEND.
• Strong engagement and enforcement of positive behaviour.
• Ability to build strong rapport with pupils.
• Resilience and calm under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Flexible and responsive to pupil needs.

Responsibilities

• Support students, including those with complex needs.
• Engage with pupils and promote independence.
• Encourage positive behaviour and rapport with students.
• Collaborate with school staff and SEN teams.

Skills

Teaching assistant

SEND experience

Behaviour management

Communication skills

Resilience

Interpersonal rapport

Education

Qualified teaching assistant

Job description

Niche Education Ltd are looking for a Teaching Assistant to work in a school in Stockton-on-Tees.

A successful candidate will have worked as a teaching assistant in a school before or have relevant experience in either healthcare or another sector which they can transfer over to an education setting.

The school are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic, and resourceful individuals to join a dedicated and hardworking team of specialised support staff. They are looking for people who will enjoy being effective in supporting students, including those with complex needs, and who have an appreciation of the positive attitude required to encourage independence in their students.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be a qualified teaching assistant or have the transferable skills needed
• Have worked with children or young adults before, possibly including those with SEND
• Be able to engage with children or young adults and enforce positive behaviour
• Be able to challenge children or young adults when they display negative behaviour
• Be able to build a strong, respectful rapport with children or young adults, including those with SEND
• Be resilient and able to remain calm under stressful situations
• Have exceptionally good communication skills
• Be responsive, flexible, and sensitive to the differing needs of pupils

In return Niche Education Ltd can offer you:

• Competitive rates of pay
• A dedicated, honest, and friendly recruitment specialist to support you
• Long term or daily roles

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