Teaching Assistant

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd in Shrewsbury is hiring a Teaching Assistant to support interactive learning and personal development for pupils at the academy.

Under supervision of teaching staff, you will assist with educational activities, help meet safety and wellbeing needs, and build strong relationships with students, teachers and families. This is a permanent, full-time role with pay at national minimum wage and opportunities for ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting learning and development in a school setting.
• Ability to follow instructions to support pupil safety and wellbeing.
• Strong communication with children, teachers and parents.
• Commitment to safeguarding and welfare of learners.

Responsibilities

• Assist in interactive learning and promote personal development.
• Attend to educational, personal and social needs of students.
• Support behaviour management and a safe learning environment.
• Collaborate with staff and professionals to help meet curriculum goals.

Skills

Relationship-building

Behaviour management

Engagement & inclusion

Solution-born thinking

Team player

Job description

Woodcote Way, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 5SH

Pay:

Meets national minimum wage

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

18/09/2026

About this job

What skills and experience we're looking for The purpose of this role is to assist in interactive learning, promotion of personal development and ensure that the curriculum is achieved for the best possible outcome for the student within the academy.

Under the instruction and guidance of the teaching staff, health staff and other professionals, to undertake educational activities and attend to the education, personal and social needs of the students in order to support their learning and development and to ensure their safety.

Skills required:

• Ability to build good relationships with children, teachers and parents
• Ability to cope with behaviour that can challenge, and learn strategies to support emotional regulation
• Ability to encourage engagement and inclusion
• Ability to think in a solution focused way
• Strive for quality of best practice within our school values of Communication, Independence, Wellbeing and Inclusivity You should be an enthusiastic and committed professional who is flexible and reliable and able to work on your own initiative, with the ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels, particularly as a member of a team.

You should have the relevant skills and personal qualities such as being dynamic and proactive to undertake the range of duties and the ability to work accurately and consistently.

What the school offers its staff

• Permanent contract
• Salary range Scale 3, SP5
• Access to the School Advisory Service
• Continuing Professional Development
• Local Authority Pension Scheme Commitment to safeguarding Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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