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About the Role

We are seeking a caring, enthusiastic, and proactive Teaching Assistant to join our team, supporting teaching and learning. The successful candidate will work closely with class teachers to create a safe, engaging, and positive learning environment that promotes curiosity, independence, and wellbeing. This role involves working as part of the school team to provide a safe, high-quality early years environment for young children, supporting the teaching team with routines and organizational matters and monitoring children’s safety.

Responsibilities

Assist with curriculum planning by providing safe, creative, and appropriate educational opportunities for all children within an inclusive environment.
Prepare activities, organize programs, and arrange equipment.
Ensure activities are carried out safely and responsibly, adhering to statutory responsibilities.
Advise the room leader of any concerns regarding children or equipment.
Contribute to the school’s highest standards of physical and emotional care, health and safety, and personal and food hygiene.
Work creatively with children within the EY framework as instructed by the room leader.
Engage in positive interactions with children by supporting or providing stimulating activities that respond to their interests and developmental needs.
Ensure all children have equal access to learning and development opportunities.
Collaborate with school staff, visiting professionals, agencies, parents, children, and families.
Work with the room leader to establish an appropriate safe and secure learning environment.

Requirements

Relevant experience working with children, ideally in a school or educational setting.
Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection, and professional conduct expectations in schools.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with children, staff, and parents.
A warm, patient, and proactive approach, with high expectations for pupil behaviour and engagement.
Flexibility and a collaborative mindset, with willingness to support across a range of classroom and school activities.
Ability to support learning effectively in both group and one-to-one settings, including behaviour and classroom management.
Experience in an international or diverse school environment is desirable.
Additional language skills relevant to the school location are advantageous but not essential.
Must download and complete the Inspired Application Form and submit alongside CV.

Skills

Safeguarding
Child protection
Professional conduct
Communication
Interpersonal skills
Building positive relationships
Proactive approach
High expectations for pupil behaviour
High expectations for pupil engagement
Flexibility
Collaboration
Supporting learning
Group learning
One-to-one learning
Behaviour management
Classroom management

Benefits

Industry-leading professional development
Exceptional career opportunities
Mobility across the group

About the Company

Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with a portfolio of 125 premium private schools spanning 6 continents.
Utilises proven educational practices from every corner of the globe, ensuring over 95,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.
In 28 countries, Inspired schools are individually developed and anchored in the vibrant cultures of their respective locations.
Collectively form an international family of schools that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic, and innovative learning environment.
Award-winning team of over 14,000 employees.
Work in state-of-the-art facilities alongside industry-renowned educators and leaders in some of the world's most desirable locations.

Equal Opportunity

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment.
Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.