Small Group Teaching Assistant

Small Group Teaching Assistant

Pay Scale: £86 - £96 per day

Start Date: February 2025

Location: Mapplewell, Barnsley

Full-time role

Join Our Outstanding Team at Career Teachers!

Career Teachers is excited to announce a rewarding opportunity for a dedicated 1:1 Teaching Assistant to support a small group of Year 3 pupils at a welcoming primary school in Mapplewell, Barnsley.

At this one-form entry Primary School, the classrooms are led by compassionate, enthusiastic, and highly skilled educators who value the development and well-being of each child under their supervision. They cherish and appreciate the distinctiveness of each of their students and strive to assist them in growing confidently and flourishing in their unique identity.

As a small group Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Provide tailored support to a small group of Year 3 boys with specific learning or developmental needs.
• Assist the children in accessing the curriculum and achieving their individual targets.
• Implement strategies to support emotional and academic development.
• Foster a positive and nurturing environment to promote confidence and independence.
• Collaborate closely with the class teacher, SENCO, and parents to ensure consistent progress.
• Support the pupil in PE activities, encouraging physical development and participation.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Experienced in supporting children with special educational needs (SEN), particularly on a 1:1 basis.
• Patient, empathetic, and skilled at building rapport with children.
• Confident in implementing personalised learning plans.
• Qualified with a Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant certification (desirable but not essential).
• Passionate about physical education and promoting an active lifestyle.
• A team player who is adaptable and proactive in their approach.

Note: This role requires a male candidate due to the need for a male role model to support the pupil's development and well-being, in line with the school's policy on providing gender-specific role models.

Why choose Career Teachers?

• Competitive weekly pay
• Assignments paid to a scale after 12 weeks (AWR)
• Friendly and honest service
• Online time sheets
• Your own dedicated consultant
• Guaranteed pay schemes
• Genuine refer a friend scheme
• Access to ongoing professional development and support from Career Teachers.
• Affinity Extra - Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Well-being portal.*These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.

Career Teachers are a leading national education agency that specialise in the recruitment of long term and daily supply teachers and support staff. As a teacher or teaching assistant, you will have a dedicated consultant who will support you with your career and who will give you access to a variety of opportunities that suit your needs.

All roles will require an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS), although we can help with this process a new application is required if your current DBS is not on the update service, and reference checks.

If you're ready to make a positive impact at this primary school in Barnsley as a Small Group Teaching Assistant, apply now by sending your CV to Career Teachers today!

At Career Teachers we are fully compliant with Agency Worker Regulations, ensuring you receive equal treatment for pay and conditions after a 12 week qualifying period. Please ask for further details.

All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

- Attend an interview in person;

- Give details for us to complete Reference checks;

- Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.