Pupil referral Unit Teaching Assistant

Role location: Oldham, Greater Manchester

Salary: £14.65 - £15 PH

Monday-Friday 8:30am-3:30pm

Are you a passionate, dedicated an experienced teaching assistant looking to use your skills to support more challenging disengaged pupils?

If so, then maybe a role at our Pupil Referral Unit is for you. This role will be challenging but ultimately rewarding and a great way of gaining more complex experience.

We are seeking to recruit a highly skilled, motivated, enthusiastic pupil referral Unit Teaching Assistant to support pupils at one of our 'outstanding' schools located in Oldham. The school values are based on respect, kindness, tolerance, and trust. The school offer a friendly and supportive environment and pride themselves on meeting children's needs and ensuring they are successful.

The school have high expectations, and prospective candidates should be resilient, hardworking, and committed to working in a challenging but rewarding school. The school has a warm friendly atmosphere, and pupils are taught in small class sizes. The role will someone who is a team player and has high expectations of behaviour and achievement from all children.

What we are looking for

Strong behaviour management.
Ability to adapt lessons to fit children's needs.
Have a motivated and enthusiastic attitude.
Strong resilience and a thick-skinned nature.
Previous PRU experience is advantageous.

The successful candidate will:Have a creative approach to teaching and provide not only academic but also emotional and pastoral support to pupils.

The candidate will have outstanding behaviour and classroom management skills and will develop positive relationships with staff and pupils.

The teaching assistant will be committed, dedicated and resilient, whilst understanding the reasons why children can display challenging behaviour and be able to de-escalate and support children proactively.

Support children in a non-judgemental, non-confrontational manner.

Be able to work independently and as part of a team and show initiative.

Demonstrate that they are effective teaching assistants that have a wealth of experience in supporting teaching, learning, SEN pupils and children that display complex and challenging behaviours.

Understand the role of a teaching assistant in supporting the class teacher and ensuring the learning environments are maintained to a high standard.

Be able to deliver small group or 1:1 learning / social, emotional, and behavioural programmes to secure outstanding progress.

What EMPOWERING LEARNING can do for you-

We offer competitive rates of pay, and candidate care which is second to none
We offer you the opportunity to move from Primary/Secondary/SEND provisions to another, whether this be on a short term or long-term basis, and try using your skills in a provision you have always wanted to work in
You will have a professional consultant who will be your personal point of contact throughout your time working for us
We value our staff and the work they put in daily. Therefore, we offer competitive rates of pay to ensure your skills and experience are recognised
We also have a very successful permanent division, allowing you to work for us on a short term/long term basis, whilst we also consider permanent roles for you.If you believe you are a good match or know anybody who you think would be great for this school, please apply today or contact myself for more information