Location: Accrington
Position: Teaching Assistant
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday
Setting: Primary School
Are you an enthusiastic and adaptable Teaching Assistant looking for your next full-time opportunity in Accrington?
We are seeking a confident and caring Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming primary school, supporting pupils across a range of year groups. This is a varied role, ideal for someone who enjoys building positive relationships with children and is happy to support wherever needed within the school.
✏️ The Role
Your responsibilities may include:
Supporting the class teacher with the day-to-day running of the classroom
Working across different year groups depending on the needs of the school
Providing 1:1 support for individual pupils
Delivering targeted small group interventions
Supporting pupils with their learning, confidence and engagement
Assisting with general classroom tasks and preparing learning resources
Encouraging positive behaviour and helping pupils remain focused
Supporting children with differing abilities and additional needs
Providing feedback to teachers regarding pupil progress
We’re Looking For Someone Who:
Has experience working with children, ideally within a primary school setting
Is confident supporting pupils both 1:1 and in small groups
Is flexible and happy to work across different year groups
Has a patient, positive and nurturing approach
Works well as part of a wider school team
Is enthusiastic about helping children reach their full potential
Interested?
If you're looking for a full-time Teaching Assistant role in Accrington and would enjoy a varied position supporting pupils throughout the school, we'd love to hear from you.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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Salary description
£14.25 - £15.00 per day