[ref. n38999717] PE Teaching Assistant - Salford

Are you looking for a varied and exciting role?

Do you want to use sports to motivate and engage young people?

• PE Teaching Assistant / Sports Mentor.
• Starting ASAP on a full time basis, Monday to Friday.
• Hours are 8:15am - 3:15pm.
• Could go perm for the right person.
• Pay up to £100/day.
• Excellent opportunity to use your sports skills during PE lessons and sports interventions while also gaining new skills within the classroom environment supporting students.
• Benefit from Tradewinds exclusive partnership with The National College and access over 2,500 education focused CPD for FREE.
• You will need to work closely with Teaching Assistants & Teachers to implement Sports sessions as a tool to aid engagement, motivation, confidence, fun and emotional resilience.
• You will need to manage behaviour & deal with challenging situations.
• Pupils will need lots of encouragement & positive reinforcement.
• You will need to be hard working, collaborative, adaptable, resilient, patient and able to persevere in order to help you pupils make progress academically, socially, emotionally & physically while also promoting other aspects of personal development.
• This secondary special school caters for young people in KS3 & 4, aged 11-19.
• All pupils have an EHCP for special needs including Autism, Learning, Sensory and Communication needs.
• Rated outstanding by Ofsted.
• Very supportive management & colleagues that work as a team to overcome challenges.
• Easily accessible by train, bus, tram or car.
• Lots of regular CPD for long term staff.

To join us and be successful in this PE Teaching Assistant role, you will need to:

• Some experience supporting in PE or coaching or mentoring teenagers in sports.
• Have an enhanced DBS certificate (or be happy to apply for a new one).
• Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable).
• 2 professional references checks.
• Provide a CV with full history from your education until present.
• Have the legal right to work in the UK.

To apply for this Salford based PE Teaching Assistant role & register with Tradewind please call Graham in the Manchester office on or email .

Benefits of working through Tradewind:

• An honest and friendly team with a wealth of educational experience
• Consultants that will listen to what you want and support you wherever necessary
• Top rates of pay through our attraction of the best education talent
• More training and development than any other agency - which is why we can offer you more certified CPD courses than any other education recruitment agency, 25 to be exact! That's 18 more than our next nearest competitor
• A great referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn a generous reward
• Full interview preparation and assistance - so you're fully prepped and confident, increasing your chances of success
• Help with lesson planning - our support doesn't stop once we've secured you a placement
• A straightforward Online Portal for your timesheets and log your availability
• Free social and networking events to get to know your peers and consultants

1. As a Sunday Times Top 100 employer, we're committed to putting candidates & staff first
2. We employ the best in the business to provide an exceptional service to our candidates
3. Top rates of pay (all rates are typically inclusive of holiday pay, however we will happily accrue this upon request)
4. More free CPD courses than any other education recruiter
5. Awarded REC Audited Education Gold Standard status and we're proudly an Equal Opportunities Employer