Teaching Assistant Post-16

Protocol Education Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rates

Free CPD training (Team Teach)

Dedicated support team

Job summary

Protocol Education are recruiting teaching assistants to deliver creative one-to-one sessions for students with special needs. The role involves supporting learners aged 6–8 in class and through creative activities such as art and music, with opportunities to work outdoors on work placements and with local organisations.

Training and CPD, including Team Teach, are provided. This is a full-time, long-term position from Monday to Thursday, with strong emphasis on developing independence and

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Calm and consistent approach.
• Inspires trust and motivates learners to engage through play.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-to-one support to students with special needs.
• Support learning through creative approaches in art or music.
• Assist in class with groups of 6–8 students and help develop academic and social skills.
• Support students in community settings and work placements.
• Opportunity for training during the role and ongoing CPD training.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Calm demeanor

Motivational skills

Job description

Protocol Education are currently recruiting teaching assistants from creative backgrounds who are confident in delivering creative one to one sessions to students with special needs to start ASAP. This particular college are recruiting teaching assistants with/without experience who are creatively minded and enjoy working with young people. The role will be be working with learners in a creative way on a one to one basis, with the primary target of preparing them for adulthood. Whilst you will be supporting students on a one to one basis you will also have the opportunity to assist in lessons such as music, art and P.E. In addition, you will also have the opportunity to work outdoors supporting students at local farms, work placements and other non educational organisations, activities encourages students to be more aware of life outside of education and helping prepare them for the next step in their lives.

The role:

• Full time - Monday to Thursday
• Long term opportunity with job security
• Supporting students in class ranging from 6 - 8 students per class
• Developing students academic and social skills through creative approaches such as art or music
• Teaching numeracy, with a primary focus on the importance of moment and becoming more independent
• Supporting students within the community and preparing students for work placements
• Opportunity to be trained during the role
• Excellent transport links
• No umbrella companies meaning no hidden deductions

The candidate:

• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Have a calm and consistent approach
• Have a supporting and encouraging manner with learners and an ability to inspire trust and to motivate the child in their care to integrate and learn through play

In addition, Protocol Education can offer:

• Competitive rates of pay
• FREE continued professional development training (CPD) including Team Teach and Webinars
• Ongoing honest, friendly, and professional support from our dedicated team of experts

In addition we have other schools within Wandsworth and neighbouring boroughs that offer other long term opportunities.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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