Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 10 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2025 |
| Location: | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3fb80e82-e590-4e2d-8858-b1231a0b8f88 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in the classroom, working closely with teachers to support students’ learning and development. In addition to classroom duties, part of your role will include providing general administrative support to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the school.
Duties:
• Support students in lessons, either one-to-one or in small groups
• Assist teaching staff with lesson preparation and classroom organisation
• Help manage student behaviour and engagement
• Support the tracking and recording of student progress
• Provide administrative assistance including data entry, filing, photocopying, and supporting school communications
• Assist with maintaining pupil records and supporting staff with various school systems
What we are looking for:
• Previous experience working with young people in an educational setting is desirable
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• A flexible, proactive approach and the ability to multitask
• A genuine interest in supporting students to reach their potential
What the school offers its staff
Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
• Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
• Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
• Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
Further details about the role
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in the classroom, working closely with teachers to support students’ learning and development. In addition to classroom duties, part of your role will include providing general administrative support to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the school.
Duties:
• Support students in lessons, either one-to-one or in small groups
• Assist teaching staff with lesson preparation and classroom organisation
• Help manage student behaviour and engagement
• Support the tracking and recording of student progress
• Provide administrative assistance including data entry, filing, photocopying, and supporting school communications
• Assist with maintaining pupil records and supporting staff with various school systems
What we are looking for:
• Previous experience working with young people in an educational setting is desirable
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• A flexible, proactive approach and the ability to multitask
• A genuine interest in supporting students to reach their potential
What the school offers its staff
Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
• Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
• Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
• Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
Further details about the role
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.