Teaching Assistant

Hours: 08:30-15:30

Location: Whitefield (M45)

Start Date: ASAP

The school

Monarch Education, on behalf of our client school, are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant (Level 1) who can join a team of professionals. The pupils are aged 11 to 19 years, with a diverse range of learning disabilities (PMLD, SLD, MLD, SEMH), combined with medical conditions, physical disabilities, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and/ or autism. Successful candidates may be asked to work on the school or college site, in one of five pathways (Thrive, Explore, Inspire, Specialist Provision, or Nurture), either on a 1:1 basis or as part of a class.

The role is both physically and emotionally demanding and involves working with some pupils with challenging behaviour. You will be part of an excellent team and will be given extensive support to develop to your full potential both in this role and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Attend to the pupils' personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.
• Establish good working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs.
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
• Prepare classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards.
• Be aware of pupil problems/progress/achievements and report to the teacher as agreed.
• Support the teacher in managing pupil behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate.
• Support pupils in respect of local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy,

early years as directed by the teacher.

• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Assist with the supervision of pupils out of directed lesson time, including before and

after school if appropriate and within working hours.

Requirements

Applicants should be able to demonstrate how they meet the following desirable criteria:

• Experience of supporting young people who have special educational needs and learning difficulties, preferably within an SEN school setting
• Experience of supporting young people to overcome barriers to their personal, social or learning development from a pastoral perspective
• A nurturing and empathetic approach to behaviour management
• The physical and emotional resilience to support pupils with SEN and SEMH difficulties, understanding that all behaviour is a form of communication
• Experience of supporting teaching and learning activities for students, and providing support for the class teacher in the preparation and organisational processes involved in the day to day running of a lesson.

Monarch Education are proud to be a leading recruitment specialist in the Education industry. We are passionate about our people and the services we provide to our candidates. Working with Monarch Education will give you access too:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Affinity Academy - continuous learning and development!
• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £200
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive daily rates

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide - please visit our website - About Us - Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Monarch Education are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant's applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.

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