PE Teaching Assistant - Tradewind Recruitment : Job Details

Are you looking for a varied and exciting role?

Do you want to use sports to motivate and engage young people?

This is a role for a school based PE Teaching Assistant at a welcoming & supportive special needs secondary school in the Salford area for pupils with additional needs.

• PE Teaching Assistant / Sports Mentor.
• Starting ASAP on a full time basis, Monday to Friday.
• Hours are 8:15am - 3:15pm.
• Could go perm for the right person.
• Pay up to £95/day.
• Excellent opportunity to use your sports skills during PE lessons and sports interventions while also gaining new skills within the classroom environment supporting students.
• Benefit from Tradewinds exclusive partnership with The National College and access over 2,500 education focused CPD for FREE.

• You will need to work closely with Teaching Assistants & Teachers to implement Sports sessions as a tool to aid engagement, motivation, confidence, fun and emotional resilience.
• You will need to manage behaviour & deal with challenging situations.
• Pupils will need lots of encouragement & positive reinforcement.
• You will need to be hard working, collaborative, adaptable, resilient, patient and able to persevere in order to help you pupils make progress academically, socially, emotionally & physically while also promoting other aspects of personal development.

• This secondary special school caters for young people in KS3 & 4, aged 11-19.
• All pupils have an EHCP for special needs including Autism, Learning, Sensory and Communication needs.
• Rated outstanding by Ofsted.
• Very supportive management & colleagues that work as a team to overcome challenges.
• Easily accessible by train, bus, tram or car.
• Lots of regular CPD for long term staff.

To join us and be successful in this PE Teaching Assistant role, you will need to:

• Some experience supporting in PE or coaching or mentoring teenagers in sports.
• Have an enhanced DBS certificate (or be happy to apply for a new one).
• Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable).
• 2 professional references checks.
• Provide a CV with full history from your education until present.
• Have the legal right to work in the UK.

To apply for this Salford based PE Teaching Assistant role & register with Tradewind please call Graham in the Manchester office on or email .

Benefits of working through Tradewind:

• An honest and friendly team with a wealth of educational experience
• Consultants that will listen to what you want and support you wherever necessary
• Top rates of pay through our attraction of the best education talent
• More training and development than any other agency - which is why we can offer you more certified CPD courses than any other education recruitment agency, 25 to be exact! That's 18 more than our next nearest competitor
• A great referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn a generous reward
• Full interview preparation and assistance - so you're fully prepped and confident, increasing your chances of success
• Help with lesson planning - our support doesn't stop once we've secured you a placement
• A straightforward Online Portal for your timesheets and log your availability
• Free social and networking events to get to know your peers and consultants

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