Teaching Assistant

Location: Kingston
Position: Teaching Assistant
Contract Type: Temp to Perm
Start date: JanuaryVeritas Education are working with a lovely school based in the heart of Kingston that are looking to hire a strong teaching assistant to join their vibrant staff community in the new year with the view to go permanent. The school is a thriving church of england primary school, with a great history and a bright future, centred around commitment to each child's high and broad achievement and as a teaching assistant your expectation will be to adopt the schools ethos as the heartbeat of the school. All teaching assistants will work across year groups and be tasked with running interventions from early years to key stage 2, so must be comfortable teaching numeracy and literacy. Furthermore, all teaching assistants work in strong partnership with the community to ensure high standards are achieved with a varied and exciting curriculum.

The school is located within walking distance from a well connected overground station and offers parking to all teaching assistants.

Teaching Assistant support for Pupils:

Support pupils to make good academic progress, under the direction of the teacher and Inclusion leader
Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence
Implement group or 1:1 interventions to support pupils who have emotional or social barriers to learning
Establish constructive relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupilsTeaching Assistant Support for Teachers:

Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils' work
Use strategies, under the direction of the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals
Discuss with the teacher how learning activities are to be organised and what their own support role will beQualifications needs as a Teaching Assistant:

Essential for teaching assistant:

Good literacy skills - GCSE Grade C or above in English Language; Level 2 English or above; or equivalent
Good numeracy skills- GCSE Grade C or above in Maths; Level 2 Maths or above; or equivalent Desirable for a teaching assistant:

An honours degree (preferably Upper Second) or equivalentIf you would like to be considered for this teaching assistant opportunity, please send your application and if successful we will contact you with full information about the role and the school. Or feel free to call (phone number removed) and ask to speak to one of our consultants.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VERITAS EDUCATION

All applications are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, professional reference checks, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) in line with our stringent safeguarding policy
Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and all employment breaks must be explained
You must have legal right to work in the UK
You must be willing to attend a registration interviewVeritas Education work with a variety of schools covering a wide geographical area. We deal with teaching placements at Primary, Secondary and college level as well as support staff positions also within these.

Disclaimer

'Nothing within the above advert was in any way designed or intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Veritas Education is an Equal opportunities employer and is proud in the knowledge that all placements are made on merit and suitability. We accept applications from all sections of the community