Teaching Assistants in Belper & Ripley

Empowering Learning Ltd; Belper CP; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Empowering Learning Ltd is currently recruiting Teaching Assistants to support students across Belper and Ripley in Derbyshire. These roles are temporary or long-term and term-time only, offering consistent school-based work in your local community.

You will assist class teachers, work with individuals or small groups, promote wellbeing, and help maintain a positive, inclusive classroom environment in line with safeguarding policies.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Teaching Assistant or in a school setting.
• Living in or near Belper, Ripley or the surrounding area.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Support classroom teachers in delivering lessons.
• Work with individual pupils, small groups or whole classes.
• Support pupils' learning, progress and behaviour.
• Promote pupils' wellbeing and help maintain a safe, positive and inclusive classroom.
• Follow each school's policies, including safeguarding.

Skills

Reliable

Caring

Confident with children

Right to work in the UK

Education

Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant or equivalent

Job description

ob Title: Teaching Assistant

Location: Belper and Ripley, Derbyshire

Employer: Empowering Learning (education recruitment agency)

Job Type: Temporary and long-term, term-time only

Salary: 93 to 120 per day, depending on experience

About the role

Empowering Learning now supplies staff to a growing number of schools across Belper and Ripley, and we need skilled, caring Teaching Assistants to join us. These are welcoming schools that value their support staff, and they are close to home, so you can work in your own community without a long commute.

Key responsibilities

• Support classroom teachers in delivering lessons


• Work with individual pupils, small groups or whole classes


• Support pupils' learning, progress and behaviour


• Promote pupils' wellbeing and help maintain a safe, positive and inclusive classroom


• Follow each school's policies, including safeguarding

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Teaching Assistant or in a school setting


• A relevant qualification (e.g. Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant, or equivalent)


• Living in or near Belper, Ripley or the surrounding area


• Reliable, caring and confident working with children


• Right to work in the UK

What we offer

• Pay of 93 to 120 per day, depending on experience


• Term-time only, so you have school holidays off


• Day-to-day or long-term work, whichever suits you


• Regular work with a growing number of schools in your area


• A friendly, supportive team who know the local schools and look after our staff

Safer recruitment

Empowering Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, right-to-work checks and our full safer recruitment procedures. We place qualified, experienced candidates and are unable to offer training.