Teaching Assistant

1 week ago

PortsladebySea, United Kingdom Teaching Personnel Full time

**Are you looking for Flexible role where you can pick and choose your shifts?**

Teaching Personnel are looking to recruit passionate, dedicated, and enthusiastic educators to work as a Teaching Assistant on a flexible basis where you can update your diary to open when you want shifts and closed when you are not available.

Role: Teaching Assistant
Pay: Starts at £10.77 per hour
Location: Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Lewes, Worthing, Littlehampton
Hours: 08:30am - 3:30pm (Monday to Friday)

Main Roles & Responsibilities
- Required to work on a 1:1 basis with the selected pupil encouraging and supporting the work set by the class teacher.
- Shadow the pupil during all lessons throughout the day and potentially during lunch time.
- Ensuring the pupil is work ready with all the correct equipment and is on time.
- During the lessons you may need to prevent potential disruption that may occur, de-escalating situations and stepping in to remove the pupil from the lesson if needed.
- Establish productive working relationships with the pupil and set expectations.
- To give positive encouragement, feedback, and praise to reinforce pupils’ efforts and develop self-esteem.
- Promote the inclusion of pupils and encourage pupils to interact with each other.
- Positive, energetic, and patient.
- Has the ability to use their own initiative in challenging situations that may arise.
- Takes the hands-on approach and is always ready to support the pupil and class teacher.
- Able to have the ability to develop strong relationships between the pupil.
- Passionate for working with the special educational need’s environment.
- Able to keep calm under pressure.
- Motivational and has a supportive nature.

In Return, Teaching Personnel will offer you;
- A dedicated, passionate, and educated Recruitment Consultant who will regularly contact and complete check-in calls.
- Excellent rates of pay through PAYE.
- Access to your individual online portal which will include an online diary, discounted CPD courses through our CPD Academy such as Level 2 Safeguarding and Understanding Autism.
- Recommend a friend referral scheme - £50 per referral.

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