Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Location: Wakefield WF2

Part-Time | Term Time Only | Half-Day Hours

Salary: £60 - £80 per day

Join Our Team and Make a Real Difference Every Day

Career Teachers is seeking a compassionate, resilient and dedicated 1:1 Teaching Assistant to support a pupil with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and behavioural challenges.

This role is centred around providing consistent, positive support for a child accessing a partial timetable. The successful candidate will spend much of their time working with the pupil outside of the main classroom environment, helping them engage in learning, develop emotional regulation strategies and build confidence within the school setting.

This is a highly rewarding position for someone who understands the importance of nurturing relationships, effective behaviour management and inclusive practice.

The Role

As a 1:1 Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Provide dedicated support to a pupil with SEMH and behavioural needs
• Deliver learning activities and interventions tailored to the child's individual needs
• Work closely with teachers, the SENDCO and wider support staff to implement personalised support strategies
• Support the pupil in developing social, emotional and self-regulation skills
• Use positive behaviour management and de-escalation techniques to promote engagement and success.
• Help create a safe, structured and nurturing environment where the pupil can thrive
• Monitor progress and contribute to reviews of support plans and outcomes

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Experience working with children with SEMH, behavioural needs, SEND or additional learning needs
• Strong behaviour management skills and the ability to remain calm, patient and professional in challenging situations
• A nurturing and child-centred approach with the ability to build trusting relationships
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• A commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and supporting positive outcomes for children

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience as a Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant or Behaviour Support Worker
• Knowledge of trauma-informed practice, restorative approaches or nurture principles
• Experience supporting pupils with ADHD, Autism, attachment needs or emotional regulation difficulties
• Team Teach or equivalent positive handling training (desirable but not essential)

Why Join this Primary School?

• A welcoming and supportive school community
• The opportunity to make a genuine impact on a child's educational journey
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
• A collaborative team committed to inclusion and pupil wellbeing

Our benefits:

• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £250
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive weekly pay
• Assignments paid to a scale after 12 weeks (AWR)
• Online time sheets
• Your own dedicated consultant
• Guaranteed pay schemes

All roles will require an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS), although we can help with this process a new application is required if your current DBS is not on the update service, and reference checks.

If you are a confident Teaching Assistant looking for flexible work across schools in the Wakefield area, please send across your CV by clicking the apply button. If not, check out our website for a range of opportunities that might excite you!

Career Teachers are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Career Teachers operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.