KS1 Teaching Assistant

KS1 Teaching Assistant

Role: long-term - potential for permanent opportunities.

Reed Education is currently looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant with Key Stage 1 experience to work with one of our partner schools in the DN5 area. The school is a fun and vibrant community which promotes inclusivity and has a variety of wonderful facilities available to the students.

The benefits of working for Reed:

• Competitive pay with complete pay transparency paid weekly via a fuss-free online system.
• A dedicated consultant who will get to know you and the kind of roles that suit you.
• Freedom to pick the hours you want to work with an easy online system where you can track your availability.
• Access to professional development and courses to support you in your career.

Daily responsibilities as a KS1 Teaching Assistant:

• Work in collaboration with the class teacher to support children to engage in lessons, taking the time to work with children who may need additional support.
• Work with class teachers and SENCO to support children with EHCP and IEP’s ensuring they receive equitable support to meet their targets.
• Deliver small group, and 1:1, intervention sessions in key topics such as phonics and numeracy to work towards pupil progress.
• Monitor and report on individual pupil progress, working with the class teacher to target specific areas of development.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• A level 2 or 3 teaching assistant qualification.
• Recent experience working within UK primary schools. (paid or voluntary)
• An understanding of child development and the KS1 curriculum.
• An understanding of phonics schemes. (Read, Write, Inc / Little Wandle etc)
• An enhanced DBS on the update service. (or willingness to obtain one)

If you are an experienced KS1 Teaching Assistant looking for your next role, please apply today with an up-to-date CV and we will be in touch!