Secondary School Teaching Assistant

Are you a recent graduate/individual with a passion for education? Are you looking for an opportunity to gain valuable classroom experience and make a difference in the lives of students? As a Secondary Teaching Assistant, you will contribute to enhancing the education journey of the schools young learners aged between 11 - 16 years old.

About the role

You will be responsible for assisting with lesson planning and delivering engaging activities to providing one-on-one support, you will help create exciting, creative, and meaningful learning experiences.

About the school

Smart Teachers works with a number of fantastic schools in and around the Borough of Greenwich.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Secondary School Teaching Assistant you will:

• Experience of working with Secondary school aged children
• Experience of working with pupils with SEND
• A passion for the progress of Secondary school pupils
• An ability to work as part of a team

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

• Experience of working with Secondary school aged children

Smart Teachers is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Smart Teachers

Smart Teachers is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Smart Teachers offer

As a valued employee of Smart Teachers, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Smart Teachers do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Matthew Short on 020 7065 7500 or email matthew.short@smartteachers.co.uk.