Teaching Assistant

Company Description

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals, from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children’s social care, family support, social action and getting people into work.

Catch22 College

Catch22 College (formerly Catch22 Study Programme) supports young people to gain the skills required to progress into apprenticeship training, employment or further education. You can find out more our college on our website, as well as more about our programmes.

Job Description

The role of Teaching Assistant is an excellent opportunity to support in developing the minds of young people, to find their future. An essential aspect of this role is, alongside helping our students to gain qualifications, helping them to see a life beyond the qualification. This role will work in partnership with the Teacher, motivating and inspiring learners who have had not had good experiences of education up to now, in building up their confidence and self-belief.

• This role requires access to a car, and a full driving licence.

Main Duties and Accountabilities:

• Taking charge of small groups of pupils for defined activities.
• Working with individual or groups of children, assisting in ensuring that pupils are kept on task, and that activities which are set by the teacher are completed.
• Dealing with behavioural and special needs issues, in conjunction with the teacher.
• Delivering SEN interventions.
• Helping to implement lesson plans, aims and contents with the teacher, providing feedback to pupils, and supporting and working with the teacher in testing/assessment.

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Qualifications

We are looking for applicants with the following qualifications, knowledge, abilities, and experience:

• A Level 2 Qualification in English and Maths (minimum).
• Knowledge of the statutory requirements of health and safety, SEN, and child safeguarding.
• Ability to work independently with groups or individual students (supported by the teacher).
• Ability to work with challenging students, understanding their needs and demonstrating effective behaviour management strategies.
• Experience of working at an advanced level, with the teacher, in planning and delivering teaching activities (including activities defined in Individual Education Plans).
• Experience of teaching children with Education Health Care Plans, and Special Educational Needs, including language difficulties or other complex needs.
• Determination to raise the levels of achievement of children, and ability to cope with emotionally demanding situations.

Additional Information

Salary: £19,672.82 – £21,349.29 pro-rata (based on £23,000 – £24,960 full time equivalent per annum)

Hours of work: Full time, 37 hours per week (Term Time Only, 39 Weeks)

Contract: Fixed Term, until July 2025

• Access to a car, and a full driving licence, is a requirement of this role.
• Catch22 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media. 

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