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Teaching Assistant
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Salary Scale: £83 – £100 per day
Start Date: ASAP

Nature of Employment: Full-Time

GSL Education are currently looking to appoint  Teaching Assistants towork atanexceptional Secondary School in, located in York, North Yorkshire starting as soon as possible.

About the School:

Established in the 1800s, the school proudly strives to provide a 21st century education for all their young people.
Provide students with vast extra-curricular opportunities, to encourage all students to achieve their full potential. 
Home to state-of-the-art facilities, which promotes the school’s curriculum preparation for an appreciation of life in modern Britain.
Graded by Ofsted as ‘Good’ in all areas, where all staff have high expectations of their pupils.
The school currently works with students who have a wide range of additional needs, such as dyslexia, physical disabilities, issues with speech, language, and communication, conditions on the autism spectrum, more general learning difficulties, individuals with rare syndromes, impairments to hearing and vision, and attention deficit disorders.
General Teaching Assistant Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will work alongside class teachers and other key staff and external agencies to support outstanding education delivery.
Building rapport with young people and creating an inclusive environment for young people will be key to the job role.
Working directly with the class teachers to help students reach their maximum potential by providing support, motivation, and encouragement.
Support students both inside and outside of the classroom on a 1:1 and small group basis.
In terms of group support, help facilitate group discussions, guide group work, or assist with group projects.
During group activities, ensure that students stay on task, collaborate effectively, and resolve conflicts if they arise.
General Teaching Assistant Requirements:

Have prior experience working as a Teaching Assistant or as an Education Practitioner.
Be confident in managing behaviour within a school setting, using de-escalation techniques where appropriate.
Be aware of and knowledgeable about different additional needs such as ASC, ADHD, MLD and SEMH.
Be able to quickly establish positive relationships.
Have good communication and interpersonal skills.
Hold an Enhanced DBS registered to the update service or be willing to apply for a new one with GSL Education.
 
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.

To apply for the role of Teaching Assistant in York, please call Kerry Fowler at GSL Education and submit your up-to-date CV via the application link. Alternatively, please visit the GSL Education official website to apply online