Teaching Assistant

Littleover Community School; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Littleover Community School is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team. You will work closely with the SENDCo and teaching staff to support students with a range of educational needs, helping them reach their full potential in a caring, inclusive environment.

The ideal candidate is patient, proactive and able to adapt to individual student needs, collaborating with colleagues to promote progress, wellbeing and a positive school atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Support students with varying educational needs, focusing on social, emotional, communication, language and learning support.
• Assist class teachers by delivering high quality teaching and learning activities.
• Work in partnership with teachers and parents to monitor progress and behaviour.
• Demonstrate care, patience and flexibility, contributing to safeguarding and the school ethos.

Job description

Many thanks for your interest in the Teaching Assistant position. We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our supportive and inclusive school community. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about supporting students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and committed to enabling every student to reach their full potential. Working closely with the SENDCo, teaching staff and wider school team, the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting teaching and learning, promoting student progress and wellbeing, and contributing to a positive and engaging school environment. The role requires a proactive, flexible and collaborative approach, along with a strong commitment to safeguarding and upholding the school’s ethos and values.

Anexciting opportunity has arisen at Littleover Community School for anexceptional Teaching Assistant to join our experienced and highly motivatedteam. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiasticand highly motivated person to the post of Teaching Assistant, supportingstudents with varying educational needs. The successful candidate will becaring and patient and able to cater for the individual needs of the students,including social, emotional, communication, language and learning support andbe capable of working in partnership with teachers and parents.

The successful candidate will be caring and patient and able to cater for the individual needs of the students, including social, emotional, communication, language and learning support and be capable of working in partnership with teachers and parents. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated person tothe post of Teaching Assistant, supporting students with varying educationalneeds and join our hardworking team here at LCS.

Theposition requires someone who:

• Is caring and patient and able to cater for theindividual needs of the students - social, emotional, communication, language andlearning support.
• Can support teachers in class with high qualityteaching.
• Is capable of working in partnership withteachers and parents.
• Has high expectations of students’ attainmentand behaviour.
• Is hard-working, flexible and a good teamplayer.
• Preferably has some experience of working withstudents with Special Educational Needs .