Teaching Assistant in Birmingham, West Midlands

Flourish Education is currently recruiting a Teaching Assistant to work with an Ofsted-rated ‘Good’ school in Hodge Hill to join their staff on a long-term basis. This Primary school strive for success in all aspects of children’s lives from emotional support and development to academic excellence.

Our client wants to appoint a passionate Teaching Assistant to work in a Year 1 class. Responsibilities in this role will include preparing the classroom ahead of lessons, providing support to the class teacher, conducting small group interventions and showing a high standard of modelling.

This Teaching Assistant role is to start ASAP and is ongoing on a long term basis. The role is full time. 

Required Skills and Experience for this Teaching Assistant role:

• Experience working in schools in the UK
• Minimum Level 3 qualification
• Effectively manage the behaviour and engagement of the children
• Motivating and encouraging the children
• Supporting with learning and development
• Support children with SEND and EAL
• Working closely with the class teacher, SENDCo and other staff
• Giving feedback to parents
• Commitment to the role
• Being flexible when needed
• Personal care may be required

Working for Flourish Education as a Teaching Assistant you will receive:

• £88.92 day rate to £100 day rate which equates to £17,340 per annum to £19,500 per annum based on working 5 days a week for a full school year
• Holiday Pay - for PAYE candidates 12.07% of your day rate is accrued into your holiday pot
• Pension Contributions
• Free KCSIE compliant Safeguarding and Prevent Duty Training inclusive of modules relating to legislation, FGM and abuse
• £100 welcome to the team bonus
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Regular contact throughout the registration process and once you are at work

This Teaching Assistant opportunity is located in Hodge Hill which is easily commutable from Castle Bromwich, Saltley, Ward End, Bordesley Green, Shard End, Stechford, Castle Vale and most areas of Birmingham via car, bus and train.

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Flourish Education Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects every candidate to share this commitment. All candidates are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Flourish Education is acting as an employment and business agency.

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Flourish Education have been building strong relationships with educational establishments and top talent since 2010; supplying teachers, teaching assistants and non-teaching staff into schools, colleges, children's centres and nurseries across the West Midlands. We recognise that every school has their own unique culture, community and specific recruitment challenges and by understanding the needs of the schools we work with and getting to know our candidates, we are able to match the right candidate to the right school. Whether you are looking for daily supply, long term or a permanent teaching position, we are the first choice education recruitment agency for Teachers & Teaching Assistants across the West Midlands. We are currently recruiting for Teachers, Early Career Teachers (ECT), Teaching Assistants (TA’s), Learning Support Practitioners, Learning Support Assistants, Head Teachers, Assistant Principals, Senior Leadership Team (SLT) members, experienced School Administrators, Bursars, Caretakers and Lunchtime Supervisors to join our team in Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Telford and Wrekin, Wolverhampton, Worcester and Walsall.

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