Are you an experienced and committed Teaching Assistant seeking a fulfilling role in a dynamic school in Wigan? We'd love to hear from you!
We are excited to announce an opportunity for a skilled Teaching Assistant to join our team at a Wigan school, starting in September. In this role, you will play a crucial part in supporting Key Stage 2 students, helping to drive their educational development and overall growth.
As a Teaching Assistant at our Wigan school, you will provide essential classroom support specifically for Key Stage 2 students. This full-time position requires a minimum Level 2 qualification and involves working five days a week from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm.
We are looking for someone with experience in Key Stage 2 who can offer personalised support to individual students. The successful candidate should be dependable, committed, and flexible, with a strong track record of high attendance. You will need to adapt to each child's unique needs and interests, and experience in tailoring content to engage and motivate students will be an advantage.
These are some of your exciting Benefits:
- Continuous career development opportunities
- Your own dedicated and experienced consultant to guide you through the application process
- Free accredited training, both online and on-site
- Weekly pay and competitive daily rates
- local parking.
- Public Transport nearby.
- Support from an exciting network of Primary Schools.
- Access to free CPD.
- Support from your dedicated consultant who specialises in Primary Education.
- CV and application support.
Responsibilities as a Teaching Assistant involve:
- Reading, writing and SPAG support.
- Adjusting or breaking down activities to support participation and understanding. Develop a supportive relationship with the child that promotes self esteem and confidence.
- To develop knowledge and understanding of the specific academic, physical, emotional and behavioural needs of the child and respond to them effectively.
- To liaise with the Teacher and SENCO about the development and support needed at home and in school for the child.
- To provide the whole class, small groups and 1:1 support.
- Monitor and maintain records of the pupils progress.
- To assist with general school duties which may include setting up classrooms, preparing resources and displays and tidying and clearing away
- Supervision of children during lunch times and Supervision of children entering and leaving school premises.
Requirements:
- Possession of an Enhanced child DBS on the update service or willingness to acquire a new one.
- Eligibility to work in the UK (please note that sponsorship is unavailable for this role).
- Preferred previous experience in educational settings, particularly schools.
- Provision of two recent professional references, a vital requirement for consideration.
- Experience working with young people
- Class management skills
- Comfortable managing challenging behaviour
- Able to engage with and motivate children
- TA Qualified
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If you want to know more about this fabulous opportunity send your CV today as we would love to discuss it with you! For more information kindly contact Jessica Verndetat .