Trainee Teaching Assistant

3 months ago


Tonypandy, United Kingdom Teaching Personnel Full time

Trainee Teaching Assistant
£12.90 - £14 per hour

Teaching Personnel is currently recruiting for a Trainee Teaching Assistant in the Tonypandy area. The position is available on a full-time basis and will run for the remainder of the academic year. Our partnership school has expressed that they are looking for someone they can invest in with training and courses with scope to move into a permanent position in the future. This role is available to start immediately and therefore interviews are being held over the next 2 weeks.

What does a Trainee Teaching Assistant do?

  • Support students with Additional Learning Needs
  • Assist in management of challenging behaviours
  • Support students learning and understanding of tasks
  • Reading out work to students
  • Take instruction from subject teacher

The successful applicant will be placed within small classes/intervention groups of students in KS3 and KS4 who have a range of additional learning needs such as Autism & ADHD. Our partnership school have outlined that the person they are looking for does not need direct experience working as a Teaching Assistant before or even with children. Applicants with a background in care or support work, sports coaches who have worked with children previously are examples of some careers that carry many transferable skills over to this role and highly desirable.

The school itself is a brilliant place to work and a fantastic opportunity for someone wanting to make a step into an educational career for the first time. The school has some phenomenal facilities available and the successful applicant will be joining a friendly and efficient team of staff who are on-hand to support you throughout the duration of your work.

What is required to be a Trainee Teaching Assistant?

  • No formal educational qualifications are required
  • 5 GCSEs minimum desired
  • Enhanced DBS available on the update service
  • Registered with the EWC
  • Passion for education
  • Patient and caring nature

Teaching Personnel can provide assistance in the DBS & EWC applications

Why choose Teaching Personnel?

Teaching Personnel are a market leader in educational recruitment and we pride ourselves on this. We value our educators and our schools and this shows in the partnerships we have with the schools and the feedback we receive from those we have in long-term placements. Take a look at some of our reviews by searching “Teaching Personnel Wales” into Google and you can view them from there. Some of the benefits of choosing us include:

  • Competitive weekly pay via PAYE
  • Access to free online courses
  • Discounted CPDs
  • Dedicated and personal consultant to support you along your professional journey

What’s Next?

Submit your CV in response to this job advert to apply today

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website 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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