Alternative Provision Teaching Assistant - Leicester
Location: Leicester
Pay: £105 per day
Working Pattern: Monday-Friday, 5 days a week
Start Date: ASAP / dependent on availability
Aspire People are recruiting!
Aspire People have partnered with an Alternative Provision setting in Leicester who are looking for an experienced and resilient Alternative Provision Teaching Assistant to join their team.
This role is ideal for someone who has experience working with children and young people who may have additional needs, challenging behaviour, SEMH needs or barriers to mainstream education.
You will play an important role in helping pupils re-engage with education, develop their confidence and make positive progress.
About the Role
As an Alternative Provision Teaching Assistant, you will:
- Provide 1:1 and small-group support to pupils
- Support children and young people with a range of additional needs
- Help pupils overcome barriers to learning
- Build positive and trusting relationships with students
- Support behaviour management and emotional regulation
- Encourage pupils to engage positively with their education
- Help create a calm, structured and supportive environment
- Assist teachers with lessons and activities
- Support pupils with their social, emotional and personal development
- Work closely with teaching staff and the wider support team
We're Looking For
The successful candidate must have previous experience working with children or young people, ideally within an SEN, SEMH, behaviour, alternative provision or similar setting.
- Patient, calm and resilient
- Confident supporting challenging behaviour
- Able to build strong relationships with pupils
- Consistent and confident when setting boundaries
- Adaptable and able to respond to different individual needs
- Passionate about helping young people succeed
- Reliable and committed to working 5 days a week
What Aspire People Offer
- £105 per day
- Monday-Friday, full-time
- Opportunity to work within an Alternative Provision setting
- Dedicated consultant support
- Ongoing support throughout your placement
- Potential for long-term and permanent opportunities
- The opportunity to make a genuine difference to young people's lives
Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.
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