Exciting Opportunity for Teaching Assistant Role to Make a Difference in Children’s Lives

Do you have a desire to kick-start a fulfilling career in education, but feel limited by a lack of qualifications or experience? Ortus Recruitment is currently seeking a passionate and driven Teaching Assistant to become a role model and mentor to Primary School pupils.

At Ortus Recruitment, we offer a personalised mentoring service that aims to boost pupil attainment. We call these our intervention programmes and each has been expertly designed to help pupils reach their full potential. As a Behaviour Mentor, your key responsibility will be to help challenging students overcome their behavioural issues by offering guidance and support as someone they can look up to.

As a Behaviour Mentor, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Build positive relationships with pupils and motivate them to achieve their full potential
• Support schools in achieving their targets and obligations by delivering a specialist service
• Act as a confidant and friend to students experiencing behavioural issues
• Encourage pupils to challenge themselves and promote their self-esteem through individual pastoral support

We offer the following benefits to our staff:

• Exciting career progression opportunities and the chance to gain experience prior to pursuing a PGCE
• The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of disadvantaged young people
• Ongoing professional development opportunities such as Team Teach courses

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children. If you possess any of the following skills or qualities, we would love to hear from you:

• Degree educated
• Experience in construction, ex-army or police cadets
• Experience in team teaching or youth work

Join our dynamic team and kick start your career in education while working in a stimulating and rewarding environment. To apply, please submit your full CV.

At Ortus Recruitment Ltd, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates applying to posts through the company must undertake or have undertaken the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.

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