Primary Teaching Assistant

Sennen Education are recruiting for a Teaching Assistant on behalf of a fantastic primary school.

The successful TA will work with the Class Teacher and SENCo to undertake work, care and support programmes to facilitate learning of students.

The role will entail working within a class to support one-to-one and small group work basis, inside and outside of the classroom.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will have a positive mind-set and will have strong engagement abilities to support the development of the children. An ideal candidate will need to be able to build rapport with the children.

Job summary

• Working under the guidance of teaching/senior staff, to provide support for pupils in class or one to one.
• Assisting the teacher in the management/preparation of resources.
• Excellent listening skills
• To be resilient and able to take regular responsibility for agreed learning
• An ability to build strong, trusting relationships

You'll need:

• Sensitivity and understanding
• Patience and the ability to remain calm
• Enjoy working with other people
• Flexibility
• Excellent communication skills
• Active listening skills
• Creativity and versatility

By registering with Sennen Education, you will benefit from:

• Experienced consultant to offer support and advice
• We can offer you certified CPD courses
• A generous referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn a reward
• Full interview preparation and assistance - so you're fully prepped and confident, increasing your chances of success

Safeguarding children is at the heart of what we do and we undertake checks on all the candidates we work with. As such we require a current, enhanced DBS Disclosure for everyone working in Schools. If you do not have a subscription to the DBS Update Service, you may be required to complete a new DBS application as part of the registration process. We offer all our registered candidates free safeguarding and prevent duty training.