Teaching Assistant

5 days ago

Plymouth, United Kingdom The Supply Room Full time

**The Supply Room is currently seeking dedicated teaching assistants to work in schools in Plymouth starting in January 2025.**

**About**:
As a teaching assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting teachers with lesson delivery and maintaining classroom discipline in schools across Plymouth. Your duties will also involve assisting students in their learning, providing additional support to those with special educational needs, and collaborating with colleagues to create educational resources and organise activities.

You will be responsible for maintaining accurate records, reporting progress to teachers and senior staff, and ensuring compliance with school policies, including safeguarding and child protection measures. Flexibility is key as you will need to be willing to work in different school settings within Plymouth and adapt to varying environments, or equally undertake a single long-term position in one school.

**Skills and Experience**:

- Previous experience within UK education, or childcare background
- Excellent English skills, both verbal and written
- Experience working with students with SEND (including needs such as ASC and ADHD)
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team
- Proficient in collating and providing feedback
- Good working knowledge of ICT

**Qualifications**:

- 5 GCSE's, including English and Mathematics at minimum Level 4/ grade C or equivalent

**Personal qualities**:

- Ability to remain positive and calm when dealing with students, parents, colleagues, and external organisations within Plymouth schools
- Effective listening skills
- Emotional resilience
- Solution-focused approach to work
- Flexibility and willingness to adapt to change
- Initiative-driven

**Job Specs**:

- Full Time, starting in January 2025 (TERM TIME ONLY)
- 08:30 - 15:30, Monday to Friday in schools across Plymouth
- Temporary, agency, contract for services

**Let’s Find Your Classroom®**
- The Supply Room is an equal opportunities employer that is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ which includes obtaining 2 references and as this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a satisfactory enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (full guidance provided)._
- INDBRISTOL_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Zero hours contract

Pay: £90.00-£95.00 per day

**Benefits**:

- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: INDBRISTOL

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