Teaching Assistant

REESON Education; Wimbledon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

REESON Education is assisting a coeducational secondary school and sixth form in South West London to recruit a full-time Teaching Assistant for an immediate start. The role runs 8am to 4pm, with long-term potential to become permanent, and focuses on supporting SEN and LAP students while collaborating with teachers to identify learning needs.

Applicants should have a UK Bachelor's degree or overseas equivalent and up-to-date DBS clearance, with right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children/teenagers in UK schools.
• Recent Graduate or experienced Teaching Assistant.
• Enhanced DBS clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Support SEN and LAP students in group or whole class sessions.
• Identify learning needs with teachers for each student.
• Attend to students' social, emotional and personal needs as required.
• Assist with behaviour management using academy policies.
• Undertake learning activities or teaching programmes when needed.

Skills

SEN/LAP support

Behaviour management

Interventions

Student engagement

Education

UK Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Teaching Assistant

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

A Teaching Assistant is needed in a Coeducational Secondary School & Sixth Form in South West 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.

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 £106.87 and £124.87 a day, depending on the qualifications and experiences of each applicant.

The School

A Mixed Free School for pupils aged 11 to 18 years old, located in the London Borough of Merton.

Established in 2014, there are now just under 700 pupils on enrolment.

They teach all pupils Spanish and Latin.

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

Please note, where a salary or daily rate range is stated, the higher rate applies to candidates who meet the enhanced experience, training or qualification requirements specified within the advert.