Job Description

Teaching Assistant

First For Education are currently recruiting for an teaching assistant for a school located in Kingswinford.

This is an interim cover for 1 term and is full time, 5 days a week.

Academic success is extremely important, but so too is preparing young people for a rapidly changing society and to become responsible, caring, tolerant individuals with a love for life and a belief that they should exceed their aspirations and goals.

The school have high expectations of student behaviour and attainment, never settling for second best. Young people only get one chance in education, and we take our responsibility in educating your children extremely seriously. They are committed to creating a caring and supportive environment. They look after each other, they look out for each other, and they are courteous in the way the school community interact with each other.

What we are looking for:

• A clear passion for teaching, assisting, and helping children learn.
• Excellent punctuality and organisational skills.
• Enhanced DBS on the update service ideal (if not you will need to have a new check completed).
• The confidence to work with secondary aged children in a classroom.
• The ability to manage groups of children and cope with challenging behaviour.
• The ability to build good relationships with children, teachers, parents, and carers.
• The ability to work as part of a team.
• Good reading, writing and numeracy skills.
• Good IT skills.
• A passion for educating children.
• Eagerness to grow and develop as a teacher.
•  The minimum requirement is a to be degree or cache Level 3 qualified.

In return for your hard work, we offer:

• Competitive day-to-day and long-term day rates.
• One-to-one support from a personal consultant.
• ‘Recommend a friend’ referral scheme.
• Opportunities across the region other Secondary, FE and SEND settings.
• First For Education are proud holders of the APSCO audited accreditation which means our recruitment practices are of the highest standard.

If this sounds like the teaching assistant role you are looking for then apply today! Even if this is not the role for you then please get in contact as we have many other roles available.

To apply:

Please click ‘apply’ and attach your most recent CV.  Alternatively, contact Kim on (phone number removed)

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Always looking for talented teaching staff, teaching assistants and 1-1 specialists in Birmingham, Dudley, Oldbury, Sandwell, Sedgley, Shropshire, Smethwick, South Staffordshire, Stourbridge, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire