A school in Richmond is looking for a teaching assistant who specialises in helping children with their speech and language. This is a great opportunity for teaching assistants who want to progress because there are highly educated teachers who can support you throughout your day. The school is looking for someone who has the ability to be patient with students who have difficulty with their speech and language skills, and can find engaging ways to help them improve.

Why is this school  different to others ?

Working with this schools means you are guaranteed high quality training provided to you by highly educated experience. This means there is a higher chance of students making progress in their academic studies each day, because they are getting the highest quality teaching. Furthermore the school is very welcoming, which means every student is treated equally whether they have learning difficulties or not. The teachers are very creative with their lessons, which is beneficial, especially for students with learning difficulties, because it helps keeps the students to stay engaged.

Your role :

• Ability to help children pronounce and spell out words they are struggling with
• Ability to be flexible and open to change because every day will be different
• Look after children’s emotional, social and physical welfare
• Ability to create an exciting environment for students to work in
• Preparing learning materials that are engaging an children will find easy to respond too

Skills needed for this role:

• Sensitivity and understanding towards the children’s needs
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to a new environment quickly
• Patience when working one to one with children
• Organised so you can keep records of the progress students are making on a day to day basis
• Being able to respond to different reactions appropriately and efficiently

If you are interested in this role, please send a full copy of your CV.

Speech and language teaching assistant| Richmond | Full time – long term| PAYE (£80-£90) |