Primary Teaching Assistant
West Bridgford (NG2)
£400 – £450 per week (depending on qualifications and experience)
About the Role
Connex Education is partnering with primary schools in West Bridgford (NG2) to offer a long-term Teaching Assistant position. This role will involve working 5 days a week, allowing you to provide consistent support and make a lasting impact in the classroom.
As a successful Teaching Assistant, you will be placed in one or more primary schools in the West Bridgford area. Your role will include supporting children in the early years with Phonics (Read, Write Inc) and working with older year groups to assist with SATs preparation. Your passion for improving children’s educational outcomes will be key, as you help guide students to achieve their learning goals and develop a love for learning.
Duties will include providing general classroom support for KS1 and KS2, facilitating learning through play, and delivering small group interventions for pupils who require additional help. The successful candidate will work closely with the class teacher to help students reach their academic potential.
Assignment Details
At Connex Education, we understand the importance of a stable and consistent teaching environment. This long-term position, which starts ASAP and runs throughout the academic year, offers a 5-day-a-week commitment. For the right candidate, there is potential for the position to become permanent.
Benefits of Working with Connex Education
- Competitive daily rate
- PAYE paid weekly
- Free access to our Teaching Assistant Toolkit skills development package, which includes over 24 courses
- Funded formal qualifications: Level 2 SEND, Level 3 Teaching and Learning, Level 4 HLTA, and Level 5 TEFL
- Career progression via our TA to Tutor conversion course
- Wellbeing programme and refresher training for 21st-century classroom life
- Trainee teacher apprenticeship opportunities
Person Specification
- Experience working with children aged 4–11 years
- Willing to support children on a 1:1 basis or in small groups
- Strong behaviour management skills
- Knowledge of Phonics and Read, Write Inc
- Organised, reliable, and proactive
- Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to process a new one
- Willing to go the extra mile
If you are interested in this position or would like to discuss other opportunities, please email Nottingham@connex-education.com or call 0115 824 3001.
All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks, including a DBS check. All appointments will be made subject to a DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to equal opportunities and values cultural and religious diversity. We will not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status, or disability. All applicants will be assessed on merit alone.
Connex Education Partnership is an employment agency and employment business.
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