Team Teach – Teaching Assistant, Greater Manchester

Job Description

Team Teach – Teaching Assistant
North Manchester
Full-Time
ASAP
£425-£450 Weekly Pay (PAYE – No Umbrella Company)

New Directions Education is proud to be supporting a specialist secondary school that caters for learners with SEMH & Complex Needs. With a focus on teaching learning, this specialist school is proud to offer an array of different pathways for its students. The ideal Team Teach trained Teaching Assistant will have experience working with secondary aged students with additional needs. Strong behaviour management and an ability to support teaching and learning are essential attributes for the Teaching Assistant. In order to apply for this longer-term, full-time (8.30-3.30 x 5 days a week) the ideal Teaching Assistant must be Team teach trained (or willing to attend free training through New Directions).

Responsibilities of the role included but are not limited to:

• Have excellent communication skills.
• Be able to build strong relationships with students and staff.
• To support teaching and learning in the classroom.
• Be encouraging and supportive.
• Have a positive attitude towards teaching and aiding children’s development.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of the student.

Job Specification:

• Supervise and provide learning support for students in small groups and on a one to one basis.
• Support teaching and learning – at GCSE and Functional Skills level;
• Assist with the development of individual education and behavioural plans setting challenging expectations for pupils to achieve learning goals.
• Establish trusting relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs and personalities.
• Encourage pupils to interact with the class and engage in activities.

Person Specification

• Have experience working in the care, youth work, coaching or education sector
• Have a strong understanding of SEND – specifically SEMH
• Experience of de-escualting challenging behaviour
• Be outgoing, fun and engaging
• Willing to support children of all abilities and needs
• Have experience of behaviour management and deescalation
• Have a positive and ambitious attitude to learning
• Be Team teach trained (or willing to attend free training through New Directions)

What New Directions Education Ltd offers:

• A dedicated and expert Account Manager
• Regular and varied supply work
• Competitive rates of pay.
• Potential long-term roles
• Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
• A network of branches across the UK
• Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
• Recommend-a-friend scheme.
• Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry

We are fully committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a full enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check.

For more details get in touch with Tom Faithwaite at New Directions Education – Manchester.

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