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Zest Education has relationships with the majority of schools across London, Staffordshire and the West Midlands.
You can search through our latest jobs below:
Zest Education has relationships with the majority of schools across London, Staffordshire and the West Midlands.
You can search through our latest jobs below:
Zest Education is currently recruiting for a part-time Teaching Assistant position in a reception class at a delightful primary school located in Tamworth. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated team and make a difference in the lives of young learners.
The primary school is a popular one in Tamworth is proud to be part of the local community. The school also believes passionately in the importance of learning in a caring and nurturing environment so that all children develop and achieve their best as valued members of the school family.
Responsibilities:
– Collaborate with the class teacher to create a positive and engaging learning environment for reception students.
– Provide one-on-one support to students, helping them develop their foundational skills and reach their full potential.
– Assist in planning and implementing educational activities, ensuring that they are age-appropriate and aligned with the curriculum.
– Support students with their personal, social, and emotional development, promoting a nurturing and inclusive classroom environment.
– Monitor and record students’ progress, providing feedback to the class teacher and parents when necessary.
Requirements:
– Possess a Level 2 or above qualification in Childcare.
– Previous experience working with reception or nursery-aged children.
– Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with colleagues, parents, and students.
– Patience, empathy, and a genuine passion for working with young children.
– Strong organisational and time management abilities.
– Ability to adapt to the needs of individual students and differentiate instruction accordingly.
This part-time position requires the successful candidate to work four days a week, with a flexible schedule. The contract is due to start as soon as possible, with an anticipated end date of March 2024. However, for the ideal candidate, there is a possibility of extension.
If you are dedicated, enthusiastic, and committed to supporting the educational development of reception students, we would love to hear from you.
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Jo at Joanne@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.
Zest Education are an REC audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.
Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.
The role advertised is for temporary supply work.
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Zest Education – small consultancy friendliness with big agency experience.
With over 50 years’ of dedicated education recruitment experience, we understand everything that you go through on a daily basis when working in schools, nurseries and other provisions.
We pair small agency friendliness with big agency experience and will go above and beyond to help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Our priority is to ALWAYS exceed your expectations with unrivalled levels of service.
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