Teaching Assistant

The Progress Group; Hamilton Township (NJ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading educational provider as a Teaching Assistant, focusing on empowering futures and enhancing student engagement. The Progress Group offers comprehensive benefits, professional development opportunities, and a commitment to wellbeing, ensuring you thrive in a supportive environment. Ideal candidates should have GCSEs in Maths and English with a passion for education and experience in supporting learners.

Benefits

Discounted gym memberships

Free wellbeing app access

Death in Service Insurance

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave

Health and Wellbeing Cashback

Recognition Awards

Referral Bonus

MiRewards benefits platform

Weekly drop-ins with Senior Leaders

Annual Group conference

Qualifications

• Ability to engage learners and support their ambitions.
• Passionate about making a positive impact on students’ lives.
• Understanding of alternative provision and special needs.

Responsibilities

• Empower students and support their ambitions in an educational setting.
• Reduce the amount of administrative work to focus on student engagement.
• Contribute to a supportive and nurturing environment for students.

Skills

Engagement Skills

Emotional Support

Communication

Promotion of Values

Education

GCSEs in Maths and English C or 4 grade and above

Job description

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Join us as a Teaching Assistant: Empower Futures!

Do you want to work for a company where wellbeing is more than a word, it’s a commitment? Somewhere where the person matters as much as the professional?

Well at Progress Schools, that’s just the approach we take.

Our top-notch benefits go beyond the basics—enjoy access to discounted gym memberships, a free wellbeing app that is jam packed with fitness, yoga and mindfulness resources and dedicated counselling support. And because we know your passion is with pupils and not paperwork, we do everything we can to reduce the amount of surplus admin too.

Your work-life balance matters. That’s why we offer generous holidays, additional leave for foster carers and flexibility wherever possible.

And why do we do this? Because when you thrive, so do our students. So we want to invest in your personal and professional growth as much as we do the young people who attend our schools.

But that’s not all, we also offer…

• Professional Development: Support for professional qualifications, in-house training, including paid qualifications. Last year we invested approx. £3.5k per colleague!
• Financial Security: Death in Service Insurance providing four times your salary.
• Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave.
• Health and Wellbeing Cashback: Access to Medicash for you and your dependants, covering the costs of eye tests, optical, dental, prescriptions, and holistic treatments up to £900 annually.
• Recognition Awards: Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Recognition Awards.
• Referral Bonus: £500 for referring top talent.
• Exclusive Discounts: MiRewards benefits platform, offering loads of discounts and rewards
• Weekly drop ins with Senior Leaders: Connect, clarify and communicate with weekly drop-ins with our Managing Director and organisation SLT
• Group Connection: Annual Group conference and a comprehensive benefits review.
  
  

Who are we looking for from you?

• Engagement Skills: Ability to engage learners and support their ambitions
• Emotional Support: Passionate about making a positive impact on students’ lives.
• Qualification: GCSEs in Maths and English C or 4 grade and above (or an equivalent)
• Knowledge: Have an understanding of alternative provision and dealing with students with special needs.
• Experience: Working within an education setting or equivalent.
• Communication: Professional communication with students and staff.
• Promotion of Values: Commitment to promoting equality, diversity, safeguarding, wellbeing, and British values.
  
  

About The School

Progress Schools is part of The Progress Group, the Group is made up of six business units, each of which aspires to innovate, influence, and inspire others through high-quality and purposeful education and training. Progress Schools is a national group of 13 independent OFSTED-regulated schools.

Progress Schools – Hamilton Square - Our Albion site is additional premises for the main school (Hamilton Square) which is situated next door. Albion offers placement for 8-10 students with an EHCP who cannot sustain mainstream education for any reason. The team will work directly with the Head of School at Hamilton Square and be part of the larger team.

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Diversity and Inclusion Statement: The Progress Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status, genetic information, or parental status. All employment decisions are based on merit, job requirements, and business needs.

Safeguarding Statement: We are committed to safeguarding and protecting all children and young people by implementing robust safer recruitment practices. For details of our commitment to safer recruitment please visit our website for further information.

Note: We are unable to provide Visa sponsorship for this role.

Progress Schools is a nationally based, alternative education provider with independent secondary schools located throughout England. We provide high-quality, supportive, and inspirational teaching to 11 – 16-year-olds at Key Stage 3 and 4. Our bespoke approach ensures positive progression either back into mainstream education, or into the world of further education, work-based learning, or employment when leaving us in Year 11.

Seniority level

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  Entry level

Employment type

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Job function

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