Teaching Assistant (Facility)

Robertsbridge Community College; Robertsbridge; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Robertsbridge Community College is seeking a Teaching Assistant (Facility) on a fixed term basis to support learners, including those with SEND and autism spectrum needs. The role requires strong organisation, multitasking under pressure, and excellent communication with students and staff.

The successful candidate will work under supervision to assist learning activities, support inclusion, and maintain a high standard of confidentiality and professionalism within the college environment.

Qualifications

• Experience or interest in working in an educational setting.
• Experience of working with SEND learners with autism and SPLD needs.
• Multitask under pressure and juggle many tasks at once.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritise workload.
• Excellent face-to-face customer service skills or experience.
• Attention to detail, pick up on oversights and rectify problems.
• Discretion, handling extremely confidential information.
• Willingness to be involved in the life of the organisation.
• Energetic and open to innovation; integrity and optimism.
• Effective communication and ICT skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team; flexible, with commitment to continual improvement.

Skills

Educational setting experience

SEND learners support

Multi-tasking under pressure

Organisational skills

Face to face customer service

Attention to detail

Discretion with confidential info

Teamwork

ICT skills

Communication skills

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, energetic and adaptable Teaching Assistant (Facility) to join our highly motivated team on a fixed term basis.

Our aim is to challenge every learner to exceed their own expectations of themselves; create a can-do culture and the resilience to excel; include all members of our community through shared endeavour; and nurture diverse skills, talents and abilities whilst celebrating excellence.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Haveexperience or interest in working in an educational setting;
• Haveexperience of working with SEND learners with autism and SPLD needs;
• Multi-taskunder pressure and juggle many tasks at once;
• Haveexcellent organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritiseworkload;
• Haveexcellent face to face customer service skills or experience;
• Payattention to detail, pick up on oversights and rectify problems before theyarise;
• Actwith discretion, handling extremely confidential information;
• Demonstratea willingness to become involved in the life of the organisation;
• Beenthusiastic, energetic and open to innovation; Have integrity, optimism anda good sense of humour;
• Possesseffective communication skills and be emotionally intelligent;
• Possesseffective ICT skills and be open to new uses of technology in the workplace;
• Havegood communication skills with the ability to work as part of a team; and
• Bededicated and flexible, with commitment to continual improvement.