Ks1 Teaching Assistant

On behalf of a school in Gateshead, NE11, Vision for Education are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic KS1 Teaching Assistant to work on a full-time basis.

**About the role**:
The appointed KS1 Teaching Assistant will be working within the Year 1 group at school, where some pupils have lower attainment or SEN. The TA will be taking on a range of general support, small group work and Phonics intervention support as part of their role. The phonics screening check takes place in this year group, so some knowledge of phonics is essential. Days and hours for the role would be Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 15:30.

**About the school**:
This is a lovely school that was rated ‘good’ at their last Ofsted inspection. The school is committed to improving outcomes for all pupils.

**Requirements**:
To be considered for the role of KS1 Teaching Assistant (Full-time) you will:

- Experience of working with primary school aged children
- Experience of working with pupils with SEND
- A passion for the progress of primary school pupils
- An ability to work as part of a team

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

- Experience working within a Primary School setting

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.

**What Vision for Education offer**:
As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

- Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
- Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
- FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
- Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
- Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.