Job description
Teaching Assistant
Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Start Date: Immediately
Salary: £94 – £115 per day
Are you an experienced Teaching Assistant looking for a new challenge?
Seeking to launch your career in the Education sector as a recent Graduate?
If so, GSL Education would like to hear from you right away!
GSL Education South Yorkshire is urgently seeking to hire an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant for a full-time role available to start as soon as possible on behalf of our client school located in Doncaster. This is a fantastic opportunity for recent Graduates or aspiring Teaching Assistants looking to expand their range of expertise into a promising role within education.
The Ideal Candidate Must Abide by the Following Objectives:
- Retain a genuine interest in working in schools and supporting young people to overcome barriers to learning.
- Provide tailored support to the class teacher in delivering a creative curriculum, outdoor curriculum, or play-based learning curriculum.
- Offer social, emotional, and academic support on a 1:1 and small group basis, if required.
- Work in partnership with other support staff, teachers, and outside agencies to ensure each child receives the best education and support.
- Track progress and developmental markers.
Essential Requirements for the Role:
- Have sound knowledge or hands-on experience supporting individuals with additional needs, learning difficulties, social, emotional, and mental health needs, or speech, language, and communication needs; or be willing to work with such pupils.
- Be a flexible, dynamic, and reliable practitioner.
- Have a strong regard for the students' well-being (both emotional and physical) and a positive approach to working with children to inspire, engage, and motivate them.
- Understand how to build rapport and positive relationships with students.
- Possess an Enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service, or be willing to apply for one. DBS sponsorship is available on a conditional basis.
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 a valid DBS on the Update Service.
To apply for the role of Teaching Assistant in Doncaster, please get in touch with Sam Scott on sam.scott@gsleducation.com at GSL Education, or submit an up-to-date CV via the application link.