Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel is seeking to recruit Teaching Assistants in the Wimborne area to support local primary schools on both an ad-hoc and long-term basis. As an educational agency, we offer various working arrangements to provide flexible employment that accommodates your requirements.

Booking opportunities:

• Day-to-day support and sickness cover entails us calling you either in the afternoon before or on the morning of the workday to check your availability for sickness cover.
• Short-term cover is similar to day-to-day; it involves bookings for days or weeks to address short-term absences or to provide cover for courses.
• Long-term cover ranges from 1-5 days a week for more than 5 weeks. These positions often lead to year-long appointments or even permanent roles.
• Temporary to Permanent employment means working 1-5 days a week for 20 weeks, after which you will transition to a permanent employee of the school.

What we can offer:

• Assistance with document compliance, including Enhanced DBS applications and a complimentary Safeguarding Level 2 course (mandatory for all schools), is provided.
• A dedicated consultant will secure interviews, trials, and confirm short or long-term bookings.
• The MyTP app allows you to manage your diary and make booking decisions at your convenience.
• Additionally, you have access to other free and discounted courses to enhance your skills, making you more attractive to school employers.

Requirements:

• Enhanced Child DBS certificate that is registered to the update service.
• Experience working with children across EYFS to KS2/3 (any Key stage experience accepted)
• Flexibility and drive to deliver excellent support for the class or individual pupils!
• Completion of our vetting/compliance checks, enabling you to work with children safely. 

If you would like more information about how it works to be a supply Teaching Assistant, or what schools we are working with in the area, please give us a calll on 01202297744 or apply with your CV for an informal chat before registering with us. We work with a variety of Primary schools with different requirements so please ask!

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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