Ortus Recruitment is looking to appoint a dedicated Teaching Assistant to work within a year 5/6 classroom, one to one with individuals and/or with small groups of children.

The successful candidate will be hard working and committed, and will be able to inspire, motivate and encourage children at all levels. We are looking for a team player who can support both the children in their care and the teachers with whom they will be working both in the classroom and at play.

You would be joining our friendly, supportive, and expert team at our partnered primary school based in Streatham during an exciting time of progress. The school has undergone a fantastic refurbishment programme in the last couple of years and as a result have amazing facilities to offer including our wonderful café style staff room and modern and well-resourced learning spaces.  

If you are ready to join our passionate team who love working here and would like to be part of the school’s family, then we look forward to hearing from you!

We are looking for someone who is:

• Able to demonstrate suitable experience/qualifications for working in a school.
• Highly motivated in supporting children to make excellent progress.
• Able to respond appropriately to the wide-ranging needs of the pupil.
• You will need to be able to adapt the learning according to the children’s needs.
• Able to deal with challenging pupil behaviour in an effective and supportive way.
• A caring and patient individual.
• Flexible and able to work on their own initiative.

We are looking for someone who has:

• An understanding of how to support children’s learning.
• Good organisational skills, as well as flexibility.
• A good standard of literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• A desire to work as part of a forward-looking and knowledgeable teaching team, making the most of our up-to-date teaching facilities.
• The ability to develop positive and caring relationships with children.
• The ability to support a child with specific learning and behavioural difficulties.

To be considered for this role apply today.

Ortus Recruitment is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and at least two satisfactory references.

Teaching Assistant | Streatham | £80 – £100 PAYE | Full Time | Immediate Start

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