Graduate Teaching Assistant

Horizon Teachers are supporting an OFSTED rated 'Good' graded secondary school in Croydon, South London, in their search for a new Graduate Teaching Assistant to join their team ASAP. This fantastic secondary school in Croydon, South London is looking for an engaging and resourceful Teaching Assistant to support students across an array of subjects and year groups.

The nature of this Graduate Teaching Assistant job will require you to work with pupils that have SEN, both on a 1:1 basis and in small groups. You will need to help manage behaviour and use your initiative to support students wherever necessary! This role in Croydon, South London, starts ASAP, running through the whole of the upcoming academic year.

• A Graduate with a degree from a leading UK University
• Experience supporting children of a secondary age
• Competent in both GCSE Maths & English
• Resilience and an ability to quickly create a rapport with pupils
• Experience supporting children with Special Educational Needs is very desirable
• Confident working 1:1 and within small groups of children
• Be able to assist the class teacher with classroom preparation

Each registration process is all completed from home via one online link and a video call. We are committed to ensuring our staff are happy—check our exceptional Google Reviews. We provide a consultative touch, offering interview preparation and guidance throughout your search. Free certified safeguarding training is offered to all support staff once registered with Horizon.

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As part of our registration process, you’ll need an enhanced DBS check and we’ll need to see and copy your original qualifications before any placement. Teaching roles require Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.