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Teaching Assistant

Job Posted: 7 days ago

Salary: £ 22,996 - 25,068 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Berkeley

Expire in: 20 days

Job Description

Teaching Assistant

 Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire

 Salary: £22,996 - £25,068 (Plus £1000 Welcome Bonus*)

⏰ Hours: 40 hours per week

 Contract: Permanent, full time

About the School

We are proud to be working with a bespoke school for 11-16 year olds with SEMH needs, taking the best elements of a mainstream school and the best elements of a specialist school to create an environment where young people can achieve their goals and thrive. Their goal is to prepare students for life beyond school, ensuring that further education and employability is at the heart of their culture and ethos.

The Role

As a Teaching Assistant, your role is to support the children with their learning and their general wellbeing to ensure every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential. Where necessary, this may include supporting with care needs at times as well as positive behaviour management.

You will:

Establish a caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the school. 
Encourage independence and personal development while maintaining high expectations of behaviour.
Contribute to providing high quality educational activities and experiences.
Support the Class Teacher
Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task. 
Promote pupil's cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.
Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively in a team.
Under the guidance of a more senior TA or teacher, ensure all documentation is completed correctly for records of health, incidents, behaviour etc. as necessary.

What We’re Looking For

✔ The ability to build a professional and trusted relationship with their young people.

✔ Understanding of Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures. 

✔ Commitment to the role 

✔ Someone positive and creative in meeting pupil's needs

✔ A GCSE pass in Maths and English

Experience is not essential!

What’s In It For You?

✨ A meaningful role where your work genuinely changes lives

✨ Supportive, collaborative working environment

✨ Term-time only working - enjoy school holidays off

✨ £1000 Welcome Bonus

Safeguarding 

Successful candidates will be required to complete pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

Does this sound like the role for you?

Whether you're an experienced or aspiring Teaching Assistant - we’d love to hear from you.

 Apply today and make a difference. 

* Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments - 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year service

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.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website

Before You Apply

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Bank details.
National Insurance number.
Date of birth.

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