Casual Teaching Assistant

Salary: £11.77 an hour 

Nene Education Trust is committed to raising aspirations and developing character in a positive environment. We place ‘developing character’ at the centre of all we do. The culture we have created for all our staff through the mental health, wellbeing and mindfulness strategies is pivotal to our first shared principle 'people first'. 

As a Casual Teaching Assistant, you will need to be patient, hard-working and have high expectations for yourself and pupils. The post holder’s prime duties will be assisting the teacher with day-to-day work and helping to deliver learning programmes for individuals and small groups.  

A Casual Teaching Assistant will be used on an Ad-Hoc basis to cover the role of a permanent Teaching Assistant and is used on a temporary basis. You may be required to work on a short-term or long-term basis dependant on the schools’ requirements. You may be required to work at any of the 8 schools within the Nene Education Trust. 

Key Tasks:  

• To support teachers and pupils in the delivery of quality teaching and learning.  
• Provide for the social, emotional and personal development of a pupil with additional need  
• Promote the involvement of pupils in the social and academic processes of the school  
• Enable pupils to become more independent learners  
• Help raise standards of achievement for pupils  

About You  

You will need:  

• Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent is desirable but not essential  
• Proven track record of strong and consistent behaviour management  
• Experience of working closely with parents in successful home-school partnerships that support pupils’ needs  
• A working knowledge of relevant and effective SEN interventions and how to support pupils with SEND  
• Skilled at making and sustaining positive relationships with children  
• Able to stimulate children’s interest in learning  
• Able to work closely with pupils who are finding learning difficult, or those who have experienced a feeling of failure  
• Skilled at developing children’s self-esteem and motivation so that they become resilient, independent learners  
• Capable of delivering intervention work and maintaining appropriate records 
• Knowledge and understanding of how children learn  
• Familiar with IT and its educational uses or approaches  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills  

Benefits:   

• 24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance on any personal and/or work-related matter.  
• Free Mindfulness training with a qualified and experienced professional  
• An open and collaborative working environment, not just within your academy but also across the Trust where innovation is encouraged.  
• Discounted gym membership  
• Commitment to exploring ways to reduce email traffic and confine email replies to office hours – while recognising our employee’s preferences for when they work  
• Commitment to continuously review workload issues and explore options for simpler, less onerous methods and processes.  

The Nene Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, students, and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of our due diligence process.  

Any offer of employment will be subject to DBS and Right to Work checks.  

We look forward to your response.  

The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.  

*Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date stated