Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel; Wealden; On-site; Full time

Job description

Teaching Assistant

Pay Rate: April 2025 - £13.75 per hour / £82.51 per day.

Full time: 8:30 – 3:30, Monday – Friday

Contract: Temporary, with the potential of a permanent contract offer.

Start date: 28^th April 2025

At Teaching Personnel, we are proud to be working with a secondary school in Chepstow which specializes in supporting young people with additional learning needs. We are currently looking for a Teaching Assistant to start on the 28^th April 2025 to work on a full-time basis to support a range of pupils in both 1:1 and small group settings.

The pupils' ages range between 11 – 19 and they have a variety of additional needs, including Autism, ADHD, and SEMH. Candidates with experience in a school setting are encouraged to apply, although this is not essential. A background in care or personal experience will also be advantageous. Training will be provided within the school.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide support for pupils.
• Be versatile and comfortable adapting plans to cater for different situations.
• Build relationships, gaining trust and understanding the needs of the pupil.
• Tailor activities to be demanding and challenging to encourage pupil learning and development.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm to work with pupils who need additional time to progress.

What benefits do I get with Teaching Personnel?

• Market Leader for Education in South Wales.
• Access to Study Skills, offering hundreds of online courses to enhance your knowledge prior to entering a classroom environment, either free or highly subsidized by Teaching Personnel.
• A dedicated consultant from day one.
• Termly additional courses run in person, such as Team Teach and Cover Supervisor Training.

Requirements:

• Enhanced DBS cleared & on the update service (or willing to apply).
• Registered on the Education Workforce Council (or willing to apply).
• Ability to provide 2 of your most recent references.
• Right to work in the UK.

Teaching Personnel will assist with the registration process every step of the way.

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 is provided.
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