Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel are searching for a Teaching Assistant on behalf of a school located in Rochdale.

The role will begin on 25th April and run until the end of the academic year, with potential to extend the tenure dependent on performance. This is a teaching assistant role with a strong focus on providing support to pupils who struggle to engage within mainstream classes and are at risk of exclusion.

Job Details

• Full time Behaviour Teaching Assistant opportunity from April 25th, 2022
• Working within a large, Ofsted rated ‘good’ Secondary school
• £10.77 starting salary

The successful applicant will hold a range of responsibilities including supporting teaching and learning across the school, provide general support to teachers within lessons and deliver resources and small group sessions to those who struggle to engage within classes.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a secondary school capacity, although any experience working with children in youth work or sports coaching roles is also favourable. You will need to demonstrate excellent relationship building and behavioural management skills.

The Ideal Candidate

• Must have worked within secondary education/have transferable skills related to supporting pupils aged 11-16
• Be confident and able to adapt to support pupils within all subject areas
• Be able to build positive working relationships with pupils who display challenging behaviour and help them engage within lessons
• Previous experience supporting pupils with special educational needs is advantageous but not essential

If this role seems of interest and you have relevant experience/qualifications, please send over your most up to date CV.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role as well as the Right to Work in the UK. Please see teachingpersonnel.com/faqs 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.

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