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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.
Are you looking for a fresh start and the opportunity to support and enrich children lives? Then join this incredible school in Tamworth!
Do you have a passion for supporting children with special educational needs and helping them thrive in their learning journey?
Zest are looking for a compassionate and committed 1:1 Teaching Assistant to offer personalised support to a pupil with ADHD at an excellent school.
At this school, they pride themselves on offering a nurturing an inclusive environment where all children are given the opportunity to thrive.
As part of an outstanding team, you’ll play a key role in helping a pupil with ADHD overcome challenges, build confidence, and achieve their potential.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide 1:1 support to a pupil with ADHD, assisting them in academic tasks and helping them stay focused and engaged
• Implement strategies to support the pupil’s attention, self-regulation, and behaviour, in collaboration with the class teacher and SENCO
• Promote positive social interactions and assist with the pupil’s emotional and social development
• Adapt learning resources and classroom activities to meet the pupil’s needs
• Monitor the pupil’s progress, report on achievements, and share observations with the teacher and SENCO
• Ensure a calm, structured, and positive learning environment tailored to the pupil’s needs.
The Ideal Candidate will have:
• Experience working with children, ideally with ADHD or other special educational needs
• A patient, understanding, and flexible approach to supporting children
• Strong knowledge of ADHD and effective strategies for supporting children with attention and behavioural needs
• Ability to build positive relationships with pupils and staff
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work as part of a team
• A proactive, calm, and solution-focused approach to challenges.
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.