Primary Teaching Assistant

Educate Group; Town of Chester (NY); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Educate Group is seeking a Teaching Assistant to work full-time on a temporary supply basis in a Saltney school. Prior TA experience is not required as training can be provided. The role favours caring, enthusiastic and reliable individuals who want to make a difference for children and young people.

DBS and EWC registration are required, and Educate Group can support you through this process. All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK; experience in care or supporting learners is welcome

Qualifications

• Caring and nurturing nature
• Lots of patience and resilience
• Flexible and adaptable to school schedule
• Strong communication with pupils, teachers and families
• Team player with a positive, can-do attitude
• Excellent references or ability to provide them
• Empathy and genuine desire to help learners
• Experience in care, childcare or supporting learners welcomed

Responsibilities

• Support individual pupils and small groups
• Help children engage with classroom activities
• Assist class teacher with lessons and resources
• Encourage positive behaviour and support learning
• Provide reassurance, encouragement and emotional support
• Help create a safe, inclusive learning environment
• Follow safeguarding policies and procedures

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Flexible

Communication

Team player

Excellent references

Empathy

Positive attitude

Job description

Description

Have you previously worked in care, childcare, youth services or another role supporting people and fancy doing something really rewarding?

Would you love the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children and young people?

Educate Group is looking for acaring, enthusiastic and reliable Teaching Assistantto work full-time on a temporary supply basis within a school inSaltney.

You don’t necessarily need to have worked as a Teaching Assistant before.

QUALIFICATIONS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL – TRAINING CAN BE PROVIDED!

For us, yourpersonality, work ethic and life skillscan be just as important as qualifications. If you have experience in care, childcare, youth work, support work or working with children and young people, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• A caring and nurturing nature
• Plenty of patience
• A fun personality and willingness to have a laugh!
• Experience caring for or supporting others
• Confidence supporting children in the classroom
• A positive approach to behaviour and engagement
• Flexibility and adaptability
• A willingness to get stuck in and become part of the school team
• Good communication skills and excellent references
• Most importantly, a genuine desire to make a difference

Experience supporting children or adults withAdditional Learning Needs (ALN)would be particularly welcomed, including ASD, learning difficulties, physical disabilities, emotional and behavioural needs and other additional support needs.

What will you be doing?

As a Teaching Assistant, you could be:

• Supporting individual pupils and small groups
• Helping children engage with classroom activities
• Supporting the class teacher with lessons and resources
• Encouraging positive behaviour and helping pupils overcome barriers to learning
• Providing reassurance, encouragement and emotional support
• Helping create a positive, safe and inclusive learning environment
• Following the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures

Requirements

You will need to be willing to complete the necessary compliance checks, including anEnhanced Child Workforce DBS and EWC registration.Educate Group can support you through this process.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we are unable to provide or facilitate work permits.

Educate Group is a member of theREC (Recruitment & Employment Confederation)and is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children.

All pay rates quoted are inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay.