Learning Support Assistant

Teaching Personnel; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Passion for working with children? Want to help shape children’s education experience?

Teaching Personnel are on the lookout for a dedicated, hard-working, passionate individual to take on the role of 1:1 Support in & around the Cardiff area.

No Professional Experience? No Problem!

If you have any experience with children, care or sports coaching in your personal life, then we would still love to hear from you!

Role Duties:

1. Supporting the pupil on a 1:1 basis in the classroom and other day-to-day activities.
2. Create a safe, positive, fun environment in the classroom to instil confidence in the pupil.
3. Develop a working rapport with the student.
4. Find an effective way to deliver feedback for the student’s efforts.
5. Promote a child-led approach.
6. Deal with challenging behaviour and be comfortable removing the pupil from a potentially triggering environment.

The role is based in the Vale of Glamorgan area in a primary school setting. You will be working with a pupil that may have any of Autism, ADD, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, or other conditions.

The working hours will be between Monday – Friday starting at 8:30am & finishing at 3:30pm.

The Ideal Candidate will:

1. Have an open approach to ALN individuals.
2. Have a positive, energetic & patient mindset.
3. Have a passion for helping others.
4. Want to enhance every child’s learning experience.
5. Be comfortable in a school setting.
6. Have a strong motivation to improve their own skills in a learning environment.

Does this sound like you? Then we would love to hear from you!

What can Teaching Personnel offer?

1. Competitive weekly pay (£12.90 p/h) through our Pay as You Earn (PAYE) scheme. (No need to fill out timesheets either, we do that for you!)
2. Work in your area.
3. Ongoing personal support from a dedicated Teaching Personnel consultant.
4. We will help you get everything you need to get started, including an Enhanced DBS & EWC Registration.

If you’re looking for a career change, a new challenge, or experience in the education sector, then please contact me or apply below!

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs 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.

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