Teaching Assistant, Cheshire East

Job Description

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• Do you love working in schools?
• Do you enjoy seeing children achieve amazing results?
• Are you looking for a new challenge?  

If this sounds like you, we are currently looking for amazing Teaching Assistants to work within some amazing primary and secondary schools in Crewe.

We pride ourselves on working with amazing schools and building strong relationships. We work hard with both our candidates and our schools to find the perfect fit. With plenty of different roles coming in for this September, we have lots to keep you busy.

Please note, if you do not have previous experience as a Teaching Assistant or working with children in a professional setting, you must have experience of working within groups/ teams in a professional setting and will be a trainee until you gain enough experience.

If you want to work with a leading agency in supply and would like to hear more about how we can help you, get in touch!

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.