Teaching Assistant / Learning Support / Recent Graduates Considered

AWD online; Hedge End; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A supportive educational institution in Hedge End seeks a Teaching Assistant/Learning Support Classroom Assistant. This part-time role is ideal for graduates aiming to gain experience in an educational setting while assisting students with additional needs. Responsibilities include providing classroom support, individual assistance, and contributing positively to student learning. No previous experience is required, making this a perfect stepping stone to a career in teaching.

Benefits

Friendly colleagues

Fully paid day off for personal events

Staff membership rates to Leisure Centre

Tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme

Good transport links

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively verbally.
• Good standard of numeracy and literacy.
• Calm, enthusiastic, and genuinely interested in working with young people.
• Ability to work collaboratively with staff and independently when required.

Responsibilities

• Assisting students during lessons to help them engage with learning activities.
• Providing tailored support to pupils with a variety of additional needs.
• Supporting learning across a range of curriculum subjects.
• Encouraging positive behaviour and supporting classroom management.
• Working closely with teaching and non-teaching staff to support student progress.
• Offering one-to-one or small group support where required.
• Promoting the welfare and safety of all students at all times.

Skills

Communication Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Teamwork

Flexibility

Calmness

Enthusiasm

Job description

Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Classroom Assistant

A rewarding opportunity supporting students with additional needs in a secondary education setting, ideal for graduates considering a future career in teaching and education support.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Classroom Assistant, SEN Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant, Pastoral Support Worker

NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Experience within the classroom or with learning support would be an advantage but is not essential. If you are a graduate considering a career in teaching this is an ideal stepping stone to gain valuable experience.

SALARY: £24,796 FTE / £17,344 Actual Annual Salary + Benefits

LOCATION: Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire (SO30)

JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Permanent (term time only)

WORKING HOURS: 29.5 hours per week, 8.30am – 4.00pm Monday and Thursday and 8.30am – 3.00pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, term time only, 40 weeks

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Classroom Assistant within a supportive and inclusive educational environment. This role offers an excellent stepping stone for graduates looking to build experience in education and classroom support.

As a Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Classroom Assistant you will work closely with teaching and support staff to assist students with a range of additional needs, contributing positively to their learning and development across the curriculum.

The Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Classroom Assistant role requires strong communication skills, flexibility, and a calm, enthusiastic approach. You will be encouraged to work independently while also being a collaborative and valued member of the wider school community.

DUTIES

• Classroom Support: Assisting students during lessons to help them engage with learning activities
• Student Assistance: Providing tailored support to pupils with a variety of additional needs
• Curriculum Support: Supporting learning across a range of curriculum subjects
• Behaviour Support: Encouraging positive behaviour and supporting classroom management
• Collaboration: Working closely with teaching and non-teaching staff to support student progress
• Individual Support: Offering one-to-one or small group support where required
• Safeguarding: Promoting the welfare and safety of all students at all times

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively verbally
• Literacy And Numeracy: A good standard of numeracy and literacy
• Personal Qualities: Calm, enthusiastic, and genuinely interested in working with young people
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with staff and independently when required

DESIRABLE

• Classroom Experience: Previous experience within an educational or classroom setting
• Education Interest: An interest in pursuing a future career in teaching or education

BENEFITS

• Friendly and sociable colleagues
• One day per academic year — a fully paid day off to support personal events
• Two-week October half term: Providing staff and students with an extended break during the autumn term
• Free on-site car park
• Staff membership rates to the modern on-site Leisure Centre
• Enrolment in one of the UK’s largest public sector pension schemes
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice
• Good transport links

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school will ensure that all their recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service / DBS checks along with other relevant employment checks.

We reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

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JOB REF: AWDO-P14240