Connex - Nottingham
Teaching Assistant
Worksop/Retford
Earn up to £550 per week
About the Role:
Connex Education are currently working very closely with a number of great academies and schools who are seeking experienced teaching assistants to support on both a full and part time basis. We are looking for staff who have experience working in a school setting supporting 1:1 and/or with small groups of pupils.
We have roles in both primary and secondary academies and are willing to accept experience out of the classroom but still working with a related age group to the schools you’d prefer to work within.
Assignment Details:
For this role we are looking for staff immediately, however a later start can be considered if you are seeking work later in the academic year. You can work full time (5 days per week) or we can allow flexible contracts, so if part time suits you better then that works for us!
Benefits of working with Connex Education:
- Competitive daily rate.
- PAYE paid weekly.
- Free access to our SEND Toolkit skills development package comprising over 19 courses.
- Funded formal qualifications, from Level 2 SEND, Level 3 Teaching and Learning, Level 4 HLTA and Level 5 TEFL.
- Career progression via our Care to Classroom setting conversion course.
- Wellbeing programme and refresher training for life in a 21st century classroom.
- Trainee teacher apprenticeship opportunities.
Person Specification:
- Have some experience working with young people with SEND in either a school setting or a similar environment
- Be confident in your ability to support students with varied needs and/or challenging behaviours
- Hold strong communication skills both orally and written.
- Able to follow EHCP and care/learning plans effectively if needed too (not essential)
- Willing to undergo continual professional training.
- Be reliable and committed to working within an education environment
- Able to work under pressure effectively and ‘think on your feet’
- Ambitious and enthusiastic with a ‘can do attitude’ and good sense of humour.
If you are interested in this post, or would like to discuss any further opportunities, please apply today.
All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks, including a DBS check. All appointments will be made subject to a DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status or disability. Everyone is assessed on merit alone.
Connex Education Partnership is an employment agency and employment business.
