Teaching Assistant

Location

Hartlepool, County Durham | United Kingdom

Job description

Are you an energetic and devoted teaching assistant specialising in primary education, actively seeking fresh teaching prospects?

Ripple Education is on the lookout for Teaching Assistants to join our team. As a supply teaching assistant, you'll have the chance to work in various primary schools across Hartlepool and its surrounding areas , offering exceptional educational support to schools and students in diverse settings.

At Ripple Education, we as an Education Supply Agency deliver top-notch supply teachers and support staff to the schools we serve in the North East.

We're currently in search of dedicated Supply Teaching Assistants in Newcastle and nearby regions to join our team of educators. If you possess a strong passion for education, the ability to uphold high teaching and learning standards, and the skills to foster trusting relationships, while contributing to an enjoyable and meaningful learning process, we invite you to explore your options with the Ripple Education community.

Ripple Education provides opportunities for skills development, personalised support and training, making you a valued and respected member of our community.

Our Senior Leadership Team, comprised of experienced teachers, is deeply committed to education, with a focus on children, schools, and teachers. Ripple Education aims to assure schools that our supply teaching staff will make positive contributions to children's achievements and a school’s success.

Explore our ethos further on our website, If our ethos aligns with your values, we eagerly await your application.

Person Specification 

Minimum Essential Requirements 

• Right to work in the UK
• Minimum of 2 references
• Enhanced DBS clearance

Experience/Qualifications

• Minimum Level 2 Teaching Assistant /   Level 6 Qualification - Degree
• Experience working in a primary school

Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children
• Support the school staff to facilitate the active participation of children in the academic and social activities of a school
• Contribute to raising standards of achievement for all pupils.
• To implement the daily routine
• When directed, plan and implement age-appropriate activities, in conjunction with other staff
• Assisting children in personal/intimate care
• Regularly evaluate children’s development and keep records as appropriate, as directed by the teacher
• Liaise with parents/carers of children, only when directed by a school’s class teacher
• Uphold the Ripple Education ethos and all safeguarding requirements, including ensuring that children are supervised at all times.
• To ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children at each stage of development

Work Related Circumstances

• Ability to work flexibly
• Participate in training
• A commitment to ensuring a safe environment for children, a thorough knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures

Ripple Education Benefits

• Staff social events
• Employee mentoring programme
• Financial planning services
• Flexitime
• Pension
• Holiday Pay

How To Apply

Option 1: Send us your CV for review. Once our team has reviewed your CV, we will send you an application form to complete and return. 

Option 2: Send us an Application Form directly.

• Follow this link  press the ‘Application Form' button to download.
• Fill out the form and upload it via the ‘Apply’ button. Alternatively, email it to [email protected]

As part of our commitment to safer recruitment, we require an application form prior to interview. 

Ripple Education is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. Candidates must fully engage with our rigorous recruitment process before consideration for any placement or assignment.

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, expecting our staff to share this commitment.

If you're a dedicated and passionate educator seeking diverse classroom experiences, a healthy work-life balance, and the chance to make a positive difference in children's lives, join our team. Together, let's create ripples of knowledge, inspiration, and success.

Job tags

Salary

£75 - £90 per day