Job Description

Teaching Assistant with SEND experience

Cover People are currently recruiting for a Teaching Assistant for a Primary School in Rochdale. The role is to start ASAP and will be ongoing if the candidate is successful.

The Role

A primary school in Oldham are currently looking for a versatile Teaching Assistant who has experience with Special Needs to support within the classroom. The school has high SEND and EAL children within the school. The ability to be able to support in any year group, especially with challenging children and SEND is highly desired.

The candidate must have:

• 6 months experience working with children
• Experience and knowledge of supporting children with SEN
• Excellent behaviour management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• DBS on update register
• References for last 2 years work history
• Up to date CV

The School

The schools mantra is:

I believe that primary school memories should be amongst the best a person has. It is a time when children have great enthusiasm and a thirst for discovery and learning. It is our challenge at Springhead to make the most of your child s potential at this crucial time. I want all of our children to enjoy their time at Springhead and leave the school at the age of eleven as confident young people with an enjoyment in learning.

The school is a safe, secure, caring community where they are all working together so that the children can achieve their best. They aim to give children quality learning experiences in a wide range of subjects so that they can develop their strengths and improve their weaknesses. Children learn best when they are practically involved in their learning and can use their creativity and imagination they use this in all subjects, whether it is English, Maths, History, Art or P.E.

The benefits

• Excellent pay rates
• Full-time ongoing role
• On-going support from both the school and your Consultant
• Possibility of a Permanent position
• CPD training

All candidates are subject to standard safeguarding and employment checks including an online interview and DBS checks.

Cover People are acting as an employment business on behalf of the school for this vacancy.

For further information, please call Sophie on (phone number removed)