Teaching Assistant

Thorpe Acre Junior School; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Thorpe Acre Junior School is seeking an caring and proactive candidate to join our team in supporting children’s learning. You will be committed to safeguarding, working with children including those with SEND, and raising standards across all groups.

We value excellent communication, initiative, teamwork and a calm, caring approach. Training in first aid is required or willingness to undertake training as part of our safeguarding responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Committed to safeguarding of all children
• Experience of supporting children with SEND
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to motivate and enthuse children
• Calm, caring manner
• Able to work as part of a team; flexible and adaptable
• First aid trained or willing to undertake training

Skills

Safeguarding

Motivating children

Calming and caring manner

SEND support experience

Raising standards

Excellent communication

Initiative

Teamwork

First aid training

Job description

Aside to the personnel specification, the right candidate will:

• Becommitted to the safeguarding of all children;
• Enjoyworking with children; motivating and enthusing them;
• Havea calming and caring manner;
• Haveexperience of supporting children with SEND in their learning;
• Becommitted to raising standards for all groups of children;
• Haveexcellent communication skills;
• Beable to show initiative;
• Beable to work as part of our team; flexible and adaptable;
• Befirst aid trained/willing to undertake first aid training.