Sports Graduate – Teaching Assistant (Secondary)

Sports graduate – Manchester

Are you graduating in Sports with a good classification? Are you looking for work in education?

We are working exclusively with a large Secondary school in Manchester, who are looking for a recent Sports graduate, who may be looking to pursue a career in education or wishing to embark on a PGCE in the future to work in the PE department as a tutor and teaching assistant. The role will start in ASAP, it will be full time.

You will be responsible for supporting pupils within the Sports department in key stage 3 & 4, you will also have a small timetable (these are called intervention groups) where you will provide intensive support to small groups of learners. You will formulate a superb understanding of the curriculum at KS3 & 4, which will bode well for their future studies. You will be supported by outstanding teachers and a strong, highly recognised leadership team.

This is a brilliant chance to get involved in a school that puts the students first with a warm, happy, and safe environment. The staff and students have a sense of pride in their diverse culture and celebrate this with a culture day, which focuses on the different backgrounds that make their community better. The students take on extra responsibility demonstrating their maturity. This includes school council, being a prefect or a librarian. The school also has a strong community spirit with a ‘community fridge’, which connects them with the wider area. The leaders of the school constantly raise their expectations of students which has created an improvement across the school.

Location – Manchester
Position – Sports Graduate
Type of work – Full time
Start date – ASAP
Likely Duration – ongoing
Contract type – Temporary
Minimum rate of pay – £90 per day
Hours – 8:30 to 4:00

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree educated with a good classification, in a Sports subject
• High grade in English & Maths at GCSE level
• Previous experience working with young people (which we can reference) desirable but not essential
• Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year (essential, online training can be provided)
• Up to date prevent awareness training issued in the last 3 years (essential, online training can be provided).
• Up to date behaviour management & FGM training (essential, however, training can be provided).

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK.
• Hold an enhanced DBS certificate on the update service or be willing to process a new application at a cost of £45.80.
• Provide a minimum of two professional references covering at least the last two years.
• Provide a history from your education in Secondary School to the present day, with a full employment history.

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy.

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