Graduate Teaching Assistant

Sennen Education Ltd • Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester, GB • £11 - £15 / hour • 3d ago

Do you have aspirations for a future career making a positive impact to the lives of young people?

Are you a conscientious graduate looking to expand on your knowledge and skills surrounding additional learning needs?

Could you use your understanding of mental health and SEND to provide support and care to pupils with additional needs and guide them through the academic year?

About You

In order to be successful as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, you will be friendly and approachable with outstanding interpersonal skills that you can use to build strong, healthy relationships with pupils with complex needs. You will have some understanding of additional learning needs, obtained via the completion of a relevant degree, that you will use to facilitate the unique needs of each individual. You will have confidence in your ability to adapt yourself and learning materials to the needs of each child, to ensure that the maximum potential of every young person is fulfilled.

The Role

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, you will be working alongside children with severe learning difficulties and ensuring all their needs are met. The role may be varied working on a one-to-one or small group basis with learners with complex needs. It is essential that the successful candidate is motivated to understand what motivates each child to enable full engagement and maximise attainment.

What we can offer:

The opportunity to work in a friendly, caring and supportive atmosphere where every child matters. Highly supportive, committed and hard-working consultants who will endeavour to find assignments suited to your needs.
An opportunity to extend your professional development as well as excellent rates of pay.
Experienced consultant to offer support and advice
Mileage paid if driving
Over 1000+ CPD courses - in person and virtually
Shop discounts and vouchers
A generous referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn a reward
Full interview preparation and assistance with an expert in the field

Safeguarding children and young people is at the heart of what we do and we undertake checks on all the candidates we work with. As such, all post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. 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.