Teaching Assistants

GRADUATES – (GRADUATES)

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a team of enthusiastic and professional Teaching Support Staff to work within a cluster of Primary Schools in Castle Point, Essex and the surrounding areas.

We are looking for professional Teaching Assistants to help support primary schools when the need arises in a short/long term capacity, if you want to go on to qualify as a Primary Teacher then this is the perfect opportunity for you!

JOB TITLE: Teaching Assistants

START DATE: Immediate start

LOCATION: Castle Point, Essex

Salary: £26,000per yearfor Full-Time Teaching Assistants. £26,000 per year for Daily Supply Bookings

KEY STAGES: Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (EYFS, KS1 and KS2)

CONTRACT: Temporary

OUR CLIENT SCHOOLS- PRIMARY SCHOOLS- CASTLE POINT, ESSEX

In recent years, The Education Network has established excellent relationships with Primary Schools in Essex and Suffolk who call upon us for their short-term and longer-term staffing needs, as we have proven ourselves as an honest and hard-working recruitment agency who listens to the needs of our candidates and clients.

The Education Network enjoyed their busiest year to date last year and we are on track for an even busier year this year, as a result, we need the help of additional Teaching Assistants who can help us to provide supply cover in the absence of existing staff.

The Primary Schools that we work alongside are extremely supportive and welcoming to all of our teaching support staff, Lesson plans and the school behaviour policies will be given to you upon your arrival to the school. Time permitting; you will be taken on a brief tour of the area you will be working in that day.

THE ROLE – TEACHING SUPPORT STAFF (T.A/LSA)

If you are looking to apply for Primary Teacher Training courses and are looking for paid experience to support your applications then working as a Teaching Assistant is exactly the role for you! The variety and regularity of the work we have available will provide the perfect stepping stone in your future career as a Primary Teacher.

Working under the guidance of our client schools’ teaching staff, you will support pupils in and out of the classroom. Additional responsibilities for the successful candidate as an expectation is to undertake administrative duties, provide teaching support and assist with lunchtime duties at the school.

TEACHING SUPPORT STAFF SPECIFICATION

We are looking for Teaching Assistants with excellent communication skills, who can work on their own initiative and should have a minimum qualification of 5 GCSE’s or above. Having a degree which relates to the subject you wish to go on and teach is advantageous, as is having previous experience within a classroom or as a youth worker. Teaching Assistants should have good communication skills as you will have to liaise between both students and class teachers. The Teacher and the school will rely upon you to make sure all work set is completed to a good standard and that any issues that have arisen within the class have been reported back to the safeguarding team at the school.

HOW TO APPLY

Click ‘Apply’, upload your CV (including up to date telephone number and email) or call Damien Fisher at The Education Network to discuss our Teaching Support roles further. If you wish to look at other Teaching Assistant roles in Essex please search for ‘The Education Network’ to browse through a full-list of Teaching Assistant opportunities. If you are unable to find the job you are looking for on the list of vacancies, please give us a call and we would be more than happy to discuss the newest teaching support jobs we have available.

REFER A TEACHER BONUS!

The Education Network will give you £100 for referring a teacher to us. The process is simple and you will be paid once the teacher has completed their first 10 days of employment.

THE EDUCATION NETWORK – TEACHING SUPPORT STAFF BONUS

We pride ourselves on offering the best possible service and employment packages for our teachers. We are committed to securing our teachers/support staff the best possible salary/Salary: for long-term and permanent roles. Alongside excellent pay and a professional service, we offer our candidates bonuses unlike any other agency. To reward teachers for their positive representation of our company we will pay the following Teacher Bonus for this job:

£100 – paid after the first 10 days worked for The Education network

Due to the expected volume of applications we receive only short-listed applicants will be contacted within 3 days.

The Education Network only works within the education sector; therefore we understand the impact our service has on our schools. We believe our teachers should positively contribute to the schools development. We continue to provide an excellent service with a commitment to building long lasting relationships with our teachers.

The Education Network is committed to Safer Recruitment and recruits to Compliance+ standards. Any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in addition to other safeguarding checks. The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer. The Education Network is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.