Teaching Assistant Level 3

Salford-Council; Swinton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Salford City Council is seeking a teaching assistant to support vulnerable children, including EAL, GRT and asylum-seeking or refugee pupils, across a wide age and ability range in Salford. The role emphasizes teamwork, adaptability, and commitment to equality and diversity. Driving and access to a car are considered essential for this post.

The successful applicant will join a dedicated team of teachers and teaching assistants delivering targeted support across city schools.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to work in a team and independently within priorities.
• Commitment to equality and diversity in schools.

Responsibilities

• Support EAL, Gypsy Roma Traveller and asylum/refugee children across age and ability ranges.
• Provide peripatetic support to children in schools.
• Apply current learning support strategies to improve outcomes for target groups.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Adaptable

Flexible

Equality & diversity

Job description

About us

We currently have an exciting vacancy for a teaching assistant within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and support some of the most vulnerable children in the city. The successful candidate will join a passionate group of teachers and teaching assistants who are supporting English as an Additional Language (EAL), Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) and asylum seeking or refugee children across the full age and ability range in the City of Salford.

About you

The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for equality and diversity and will understand the principles of ethnic minority achievement in schools. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with an ability to relate to and communicate with a wide range of people in schools, the local authority and other services are essential. The successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment, being supportive, adaptable, and flexible but also with the ability to work independently within agreed service priorities.

About the role

Teaching assistants in this service are key peripatetic professionals within the local authority, supporting the children directly in schools across the age and ability range. Applicants would need to demonstrate expertise in current support and learning strategies to ensure the best possible outcomes for EAL, GRT and asylum and refugee children. An ability to drive and access to car is an essential requirement of this post.

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £49.50. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £12.38 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £49.50.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

What we need from you if you are invited to interview:

• Passport/ID - You will be required to provide original documentation confirming your right to work in the UK. Successful candidates will also be required to provide proof of address.
• Qualifications/registrations – if applicable for the role

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