Teaching Assistants

Have you always wanted to work with children?

Are you looking for work that fits around you and your family?

Are you looking for a stepping stone into a career within education?

Don’t delay any further and join the BEST agency, to meet your needs today!

Day-to-day responsibilities

So, what exactly does a teaching assistant do? Well working with children can be extremely rewarding and every day is different. Some of your responsibilities would include:

• Working with small groups of learners
• Working on a 1-to-1 basis with learners
• Supporting learners with learning difficulties or disabilities
• Supporting learners with English as an additional language
• Preparing the classroom for lessons
• Tidying up and keeping the classroom in good order
• Creating displays of pupils’ work 
• Helping on school outings or events

What do you need from me?

• The ability to support pupils 
• The ability to work closely with the teaching staff and other support staff within the classroom
• The ability to motivate pupils to learn through developing a creative and stimulating learning experience, under the guidance of the class teacher
• The ability to build a good rapport with learners
• Two up-to-date referees
• Registration with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) (If not yet registered, BEST staff can guide you through the process)
• An enhanced DBS with registration through the update service (If not in receipt of a DBS, BEST staff are able to complete this process with you)