1:1 Teaching Assistant

**Job Title: 1:1 Primary School Teaching Assistant (SEMH)**

**Salary: £12.25 per hour (inclusive of £1.35 holiday entitlement)**

**Contract: Zero-hours contract.**

**Any work opportunities will be Term-Time Only.**
- Are you looking for a challenging, yet rewarding career?_
- Ready to take your next step into working with Children and Young People with challenging and complex needs?_

If so, Aspire Behaviour Management, may be exactly what you are looking for

**Who we are looking for**:
Aspire Behaviour Management are currently on the lookout for motivated individuals who are passionate about providing effective care and support to Children and Young People throughout several different boroughs, via our Specialist Supply Agency.

The Children and Young People we support have a range of Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH), and are identified as at risk of exclusion from mainstream education. Therefore, this can be a challenging role but one of the most rewarding.

Our Specialist Supply Agency are looking for people who hold the following:

- Previous experience working with Children and Young People.
- Grade 4 or above in English & Maths (or equivalent)
- A passion for going above and beyond for Children & Young People and the individual needs they have.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to understand not every day is a challenge.
- Be excited about each day bringing something new to the table.
- Calm, understanding and empathetic.
- Engage with the children by modelling positive relationships.
- Willingness to learn about the Children and Young People you are working with, to support them to reach their full potential.
- (For a full list of the criteria, please request the Person Specification)_

**The Role**:
Our aim is to provide Children and Young People with barriers to education, and who may find mainstream education overwhelming, with calm and nurturing people.

Therefore, day to day duties will involve:

- Using effective behaviour management strategies.
- Developing positive relationships to assist with progress and attainment.
- Assisting with delivery, monitoring and the review of individuals targets.
- Assisting with pupils in the classroom settings.
- Assisting the Teacher / Room Lead to set up the classroom and/or activities as needed.
- Classroom administrative tasks, including maintenance of records.
- Ensuring the classroom, and school environment are safe, clean and kept to a high standard at all times.
- (For a full list of responsibilities please request the Job Description)_

**Why Work For Us?**

We acknowledge that without the support and dedication of our amazing team, we will not be able to deliver the high level of service we offer, and therefore we offer our Specialist Supply Staff the following:

- Extensive inhouse training package available.
- Short term, long term, part time, and full-time temporary support within primary schools.
- Flexibility to suit your requirements.
- Potential for temporary - permanent work, either in one of our Aspire Hubs, or the Mainstream Schools we provide support to.

**Aspire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment in every aspect of their work.**

**This post is dependent on satisfactory references, pre-employment checks and an enhanced DBS check.**

**Job Types**: Temporary contract, Temp to perm, Zero hours contract

**Salary**: £12.25 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Work Location: In person