Teaching Assistant Job in Primary School
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Teaching Assistant to join our primary school team.
Job Description
The successful candidate will be based in the Year 2 classroom, assisting the main class teacher with lessons and activities. You will support children with mild to moderate Special Educational Needs (SEN) in the main classroom, providing occasional one-to-one support. A strong understanding of phonics is beneficial but not essential knowledge, although experience of the Read Write Inc phonics scheme is advantageous.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Supporting children with phonics, numeracy, literacy, and guided reading
* Putting up displays
* Safeguarding children
Required Skills and Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will need:
* A Level 3 qualification in teaching or a related field
* Previous UK school-based experience and qualifications
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* A proactive and positive approach to teaching children
* Strong behaviour management skills
Benefits
We offer:
* Competitive pay rates
* Fully compliant safeguarding training along with many other FREE training opportunities on our learning portal
* The chance to build your teaching assistant experience and expand your professional network
Onboarding Process
As part of the onboarding process, we will require two satisfactory references and a full DBS check to be completed.