Job description
Teaching Assistant
Location: Andover
Salary Scale: £12.82 to £14 per hour
Start Date: ASAP
GSL Education are presently looking to hire a Teaching Assistant for schools in Andover.
Job Summary:
- Supervise students during class activities and ensure a safe learning environment.
- Provide individual or small group support to students who need extra help.
- Collaborate with teachers to develop and implement effective teaching strategies.
Teaching Assistant Role:
- Assist teachers in delivering lessons by preparing materials, setting up equipment, and supporting students during activities and group work.
- Provide one-to-one or a small class support to students who require additional help with understanding concepts, completing tasks, or staying focused.
- Implement positive behaviour management strategies to promote a positive and inclusive learning environment.
- Support teachers in managing classroom behaviour by providing reinforcement, redirection, and encouragement to students.
- Work with teachers to differentiate instruction and adapt learning activities to meet the diverse needs and abilities of students.
- TAs may be asked to work in student’s homes, deliver online work and extension activities to challenge advanced learners and scaffold learning for students who require additional assistance.
The successful candidate will:
- Have previous experience working as a Teaching Assistant within a school setting.
- Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.
- Demonstrate empathy, patience, and resilience when working with students facing academic or behavioural challenges.
- Hold relevant qualifications or training in education, childcare, or a related field.
- Must have knowledge about the curriculum.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including providing an enhanced DBS on the Update Service or completing an application for a new check.
For more information or to register your interest in ‘Teaching Assistant’ role, or to be considered, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants, will be in touch.