Teaching Assistant - Wakefield

Teaching Personnel; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational staffing agency is seeking a Teaching Assistant to join primary schools in Wakefield. The ideal candidate should be enthusiastic and reliable, comfortable working with special educational needs students. Responsibilities include planning tutoring sessions and assisting classroom teachers. Relevant experience in education or childcare is preferred. The role offers £90-£100 per day and includes full-time and part-time options.

Benefits

Free child protection and prevent duty training

Qualifications

• Relevant experience as a Teaching Assistant, SEN Sport Coach, or Healthcare Assistant is encouraged.
• Experience working with young children in educational or childcare settings.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver small group tutoring or catch-up programmes.
• Assist classroom teachers to ensure SEN students participate and progress.
• Undertake break time and lunch time duties.

Skills

Experience with special educational needs

Planning and delivering tutoring

Maintaining good relationships with colleagues

Education

Level 2 Certificate in Early Years Education or Childcare

Basic first aid certification

Job description

Teaching Assistant

• Full-time and part-time
• Term time only
• £90-£100 per day.

Teaching Personnel are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our Wakefield Primary Schools. We are seeking an enthusiastic and reliable candidate that would be comfortable working with students with special educational needs. This role requires a passion for welfare, education and development. Applicants with relevant experience such as a Teaching Assistant, SEN Sport Coach and Healthcare Assistant are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of a Level 2 Certificate in Early Years Education or Childcare is an advantage.
• Previous experience working with young children in an educational or childcare setting.
• Basic first aid certification is an advantage.

Responsibilities within this role include:

• Plan and deliver small group tutoring or catch-up programmes
• Plan and deliver one-to-one tutoring or catch-up programmes
• Assist classroom teachers in their work, ensuring that SEN students participate in the lessons and make good progress
• Undertake break time and lunch time duties as directed
• Maintain good working relationships with colleagues, students and parents/carers to ensure a brilliant level of communication.

If you think this is the ideal role for you, please click ‘Apply’ and send your CV.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.