Trainee Teaching Assistant

Job description
Trainee Teaching Assistant Programme

Hull

£450-525 per week

Start Date: September 2024

The Role

Are you somebody that’s looking to start a career in education but lack direct experience in the classroom? Not to worry, Vision for Education offer the National Teaching Assistant Programme, a scheme that has been designed to make education more accessible to those without direct experience.

So, if you have experience working with children or vulnerable adults and think you have the skills to make a real difference in young people’s lives as a trainee teaching assistant, our National Teaching Assistant Programme could be exactly what you’re looking for.

The National Teaching Assistant Programme

Working alongside our client schools, we will provide the successful trainee teaching assistant with high quality training and paid on the job experience.

Following a successful interview and pending suitability, safeguarding and identity checks, we will work to secure you a paid placement in a school to further develop your skills. You will be supported in deciding whether you’d like to work in primary, secondary or SEN provisions and will receive ongoing support from a dedicated and experienced consultant.

Prior to starting your placement, you will be required to complete a training programme delivered by Vision for Education and school leaders, which will give you the essential skills you need for work as a teaching assistant.

Requirements
• Have experience in a care background working with vulnerable children or adults
• Hold or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service
• Excellent communication skills that would enable you to keep young people engaged
• A positive attitude towards learning

About Vision For Education

The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people, with branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability, or ****** orientation, and we welcome applications from all areas of society.

What we offer in return?
• Excellent daily rates through the PAYE system
• Guaranteed Pay Scheme (subject to availability)
• Access to a dedicated consultant to help and support you throughout your placement
• Access to free CPD training courses to aid your personal development
• Access to a dedicated consultant to support you throughout your placement
• Opportunities for ongoing work in a variety of schools

How To Apply

If you’d like to work in a rewarding environment and you’re looking to get into teaching, then this could be ideal for you.

Apply today via our website, or for more information about the role email a copy of your cv with a cover letter attached to

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