Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Location: Dudley
Hours: Full-Time, Monday to Friday (8:30am - 3:30pm)
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Temporary to Permanent Opportunity

Looking for a rewarding role where you can genuinely make a difference?

Monarch Education is recruiting on behalf of a welcoming and supportive SEND primary school in Dudley, seeking passionate and resilient Teaching Assistants to support Primary aged pupils.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to make a real impact on the lives of young people who need additional support to thrive in education.

The setting supports pupils who may have experienced challenges within mainstream education and may present with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Autism (ASD), ADHD, trauma-related needs, attachment difficulties, anxiety, and challenging behaviour.

Whether you are an experienced Teaching Assistant, Behaviour Mentor, Youth Worker, Support Worker or Learning Support Assistant, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Teaching Assistant, you'll play a vital role in helping pupils develop confidence, resilience and a positive attitude towards learning.

Your responsibilities will include:

Supporting pupils on a 1:1 basis and in small groups
Building positive and trusting relationships with children and young people
Supporting students both academically and emotionally
Encouraging positive behaviour and emotional regulation
Helping pupils engage with learning and achieve their individual goals
Working closely with teachers, pastoral teams and SEND professionals
Using behaviour management and de-escalation techniques
Acting as a positive role model and advocate for young people
Creating a safe, nurturing and inclusive learning environmentWe're Looking For Someone Who:

Has previous experience working with children or young people
Has experience within a school, care, youth work or support setting
Is resilient, patient and confident managing challenging behaviour
Builds strong professional relationships with pupils
Can remain calm under pressure
Has excellent communication skills
Is passionate about helping children overcome barriers to learningDesirable Experience

Applications are particularly welcomed from candidates with experience in:

SEMH Schools
Alternative Provision
PRUs (Pupil Referral Units)
Teaching Assistant roles
Learning Support Assistant roles
Behaviour Mentor positions
Inclusion Support
Youth Work
Children's Residential Care
Family Support Work
Sports Coaching
Mental Health Support ServicesWhat the School Offers

A supportive and experienced leadership team
Excellent training and ongoing professional development
Strong pastoral and behaviour support systems
A friendly and collaborative staff team
The opportunity to make a genuine difference every day
Potential for a permanent contract
A rewarding role where no two days are the same

Benefits of Working with Monarch Education:

GCA Approved Supplier
opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy
free Safeguarding training
refer a friend scheme - £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals)
online portal to manage your pay and timesheets

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide - please visit our website -

Important Information:

All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay

Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant's applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.
This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed