Secondary LSA, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Job Description

New Directions are recruiting passionate individuals who are willing to work across our pool of secondary schools within the RCT area. We want candidates who feel confident to work with a range of different Secondary aged children in small groups and in a classroom setting, striving to make children’s school experience a fun and safe environment by giving them the tools to reach their full potential.

Ideally we ask for 3 months minimum experience working with children, or have a child based qualification. We do consider candidates who have transferable skills, this means having experience working in social care, coaching or nursing.

This is a great opportunity to work in a Role that suits you with flexible working days with the opportunity for long term roles.

For this Job Role you will need:

To be confident working with pupils who need extra support within the classroom.

To be able to work closely, communicate well and lease with teachers and other members of staff.

Feel comfortable taking small groups of children and giving 1-1 support.

To be able to adapt different learning approaches to meet the needs of individual pupils.

Job Specification

Teaching, Learning or Classroom Assistants are now vital resources for teachers and are heavily relied upon in schools.

We specialise in recruiting Teaching Assistants (TA) who are qualified in the following;

• NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistant
• NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant
• Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
• CACHE Level 3 in Childcare & Education
• BTEC National Certificate in Childhood Studies (Nursery Nursing).

We’ll also consider experienced Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) who have previously held a job in a primary school or assisted a pupil in the role in a secondary school but do not hold any of the above qualifications.

Jobs in additional learning needs (ALN)

A large number of our jobs are in ALN and we fill many vacancies in schools with candidates who have particular experience in working with children classified as having:

• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Dyslexia
• Dyspraxia
• Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI)
• Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
• Profound and Moderate Learning Difficulties (PMLD)
• Emotional Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)
• Severe Learning Difficulties
• Physical Disabilities (PD).

As a teaching assistant you’ll be expected to:

• Assist in the educational and social development of pupils under the direction and guidance of the head teacher, ALNCO and class teachers
• Assist in the implementation of Individual Education Programmes (IEP) for students and help monitor their progress
• Provide support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities
• Assist class teachers with maintaining student records
• Support students with emotional or behavioural problems and help develop their social skills.

New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.