Teaching Assistant

Reeson Education; Lewisham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Reeson Education is seeking a Teaching Assistant for a full-time, long-term role at a coeducational secondary school in South East London. The position runs 8am–4pm with an unpaid hour break, with scope to go permanent.

Responsibilities include supporting SEN/LAP students, identifying learning needs with teachers, attending to social and emotional needs, aiding behaviour management, and delivering learning activities as required.

Qualifications

• Experience assisting students in group or class interventions.
• Able to work with teachers to identify learning needs.
• Capable of addressing social, emotional and personal needs of students.

Responsibilities

• Support SEN and LAP students in group or whole class intervention sessions.
• Work with teachers to identify each student's learning needs.
• Attend to students' social, emotional and personal needs.
• Support behaviour management using academy policies.
• Undertake learning activities/teaching programmes when needed.

Skills

SEN/LAP support

Learning needs identification

Student welfare

Behaviour management

Intervention planning

Education

UK Bachelor's Degree or overseas equivalent

Job description

Teaching Assistant

• Immediate start
• Excellent rates of pay
• Arts Specialist School
• Suitable for a recent Graduate or experienced Teaching Assistant

A Teaching Assistant is needed in a Coeducational Secondary School in South East London.

This Teaching Assistant position will be full time and long term with scope to go permanent.

Working hours for this Teaching Assistant post will be 8am to 4pm with a 1 hour unpaid break.

Responsibilities for this Teaching Assistant role will include but not be limited to:

• Supporting SEN and LAP students in group or whole class intervention sessions
• Working with the teachers to ensure each student's learning needs are identified
• Attending to students' social, emotional and personal needs when required
• Supporting behaviour management and using appropriate strategies in line with academy policy
• Undertaking learning activities/teaching programmes when needed

The rates of pay for this Teaching Assistant position will be between £99.75 and £116.55 a day, depending on the qualifications and experiences of each applicant.

The School

A Coeducational Academy School for pupils aged 11 to 16, located in the London Borough of Lewisham.

The site is well equipped with art studios, an astro turf pitch, drama/dance studios, DT workshops, ICT suites, music studios, science labs and sports halls.

The schools holds Arts College Status.

Requirements

Applications are welcome if you're a recent Graduate or experienced Teaching Assistant.

You're also welcome to apply if you're a British trained Teaching Assistant or overseas trained Teaching Assistant.

All applicants must have the following in order to be considered for this post as a Teaching Assistant:

• Right to work in the UK
• Clear and up to date Enhanced DBS
• UK Bachelor's Degree or overseas equivalent
• Experience of working with children/teenagers/young people or as a Teaching Assistant in UK schools