Job Title: Graduate Teaching Assistant
Location: Leeds
Contract type: Full-time, Part-time, Temp-to-perm
Are you a recent graduate in Psychology, Health and Social care, Childhood Studies or Sports Studies? Are you passionate about supporting children and young people in education? An amazing specialist school in Leeds is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join their team as a Graduate Teaching Assistant.
The Role
As a Graduate Teaching Assistant you will be working with children and young people with a range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), supporting them through their education journey whether that is through play-based learning or a semi-formal curriculum.
Your role will include:
- Providing 1:1 and small group support for children with SEND.
- Using PECS, makaton, visual schedules, and communication boards.
- You will be creating a safe and nurturing environment for the children to thrive.
- You will work closely with the class teacher and other education professionals to support the growth and development of the pupils.
The Ideal Candidate
This role is for individuals who have a genuine passion for working with children and young people in education. We are looking for candidates from a variety of backgrounds, especially those who bring patience, creativity and dedication to support diverse learners.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has great communication skills
- Takes time to understand each pupils needs
- Is enthusiastic and has a positive attitude towards working in a school environment.
- Is a team player, adaptable, passionate and knowledgeable about working with children with special educational needs, and able to remain calm in challenging situations.
- A graduate in Psychology, Health and Social care, Childhood Studies or Sports Studies.
- Someone who is keen to gain practical classroom experience and develop professionally.
Working Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 3:30pm
Term time only
If you are ready to step into a career in education and are available to start straight away, we’d be excited to hear from you.
Safeguarding children is an integral part of what we do and we have a stringent safer recruitment process. We undertake checks on all the candidates we work with. As such we require a current Enhanced DBS Disclosure for everyone working in Schools. If you do not have a subscription to the DBS Update Service, you may be required to complete a new DBS application as part of the registration process. If you take a temporary role with Sense Education you will be paid on a weekly basis. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position but long term. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available.
Pay: £94.00-£115.00 per day
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
