Trainee Teaching Assistant

Vision for Education Ltd; Coniston; Presencial; GBP 20 000 - 21 000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da oferta

Vision for Education is offering a paid Trainee Teaching Assistant placement in Coniston. No prior experience required; receive bespoke training and paid on-the-job experience in a local school.

After safeguarding and identity checks, you’ll be placed in a Coniston school to build skills from EYFS to KS2 and SEND, while developing as an educator with ongoing CPD support.

Qualificações

• Love for helping others and working with children.
• Commitment to completing required training and ongoing CPD.
• Willingness to pay for an enhanced DBS check and register with the Update Service.

Responsabilidades

• Support teachers in classroom activities and small-group interventions.
• Assist with day-to-day needs of all children and 1:1 support where required.
• Develop skills across EYFS, KS1, KS2 and SEND provision with training.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Trainee Teaching Assistant

Coniston

Pay: £14.24 - £15.00 per hour via PAYE (salary is depending on experience and/or qualifications)

Start Date: November 2026

The Role

Become a Trainee Teaching Assistant! No previous experience or qualifications necessary, just a love for helping others!

Vision for Education are excited to provide this bespoke and incredible opportunity to support passionate people with getting into the education sector. We work alongside our client school in Coniston to provide successful Trainee Teaching Assistants with high-quality training and paid on-the-job experience.

Following a successful interview and pending suitability, safeguarding and identity checks, we will work to secure you a paid placement in a school in Coniston, where you can further develop your skills. We will help you to develop your identity as an educator and help you to choose your specialist area from EYFS, KS1, KS2 to secondary school and SEND provision.

Prior to starting your placement, you will be required to complete a comprehensive training programme delivered by Vision for Education and school leaders, which will give you the essential skills you need to work as a Teaching Assistant.

Teaching Assistants are instrumental in ensuring the smooth running of any school. The most effective Teaching Assistants have excellent communication skills and have an interest and passion in supporting the day-to-day needs of all children. They are also able to build relationships with staff, children and their families.

The role of a Teaching Assistant varies from each school. You may be working to support the teacher during whole-class teaching, running small-group interventions to support children, or working on a 1:1 basis to ensure the needs of all children are met and that they can thrive.

We would love to hear from you if the following applies to you!

• Have a passion for supporting and helping children
• Be dedicated to improving outcomes for all children
• Be kind, caring and compassionate
• Be proactive and a good communicator
• Be able to work collaboratively in a team
• Be committed to completing the required training and participating in ongoing CPD
• Be willing to pay for an enhanced DBS check and register with the Update Service

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

We're part of The Edwin Group, an education alliance here to do good and are proud to be named in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work in the UK 2025.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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