Teaching Assistant - Kettering Monarch Education are an Education Recruitment Agency who specialise in placing Teachers and Teaching Assistants in their ideal roles. Monarch Education are currently working alongside Secondary Schools in the Northampton area to find a Teaching Assistant to start ASAP. This role will be to continue in September and it will be working in a series of SEN Schools throughout Northamptonshire so a driver is crutial. The candidate for this role will work under the instruction/guidance of senior/teaching staff to support the delivery of quality learning and teaching and to help raise standards of achievement for all pupils. The ideal candidate for this role will hold / be confident in the following: Working with the lead teacher to monitor the class schedule. Assisting teachers with lesson preparation by getting materials ready and setting up equipment. Revising lesson material with students individually or in small groups. Ensuring the classroom environment is safe and clean. Overseeing students during non-classroom times including in-between classes, during lunch, and on-field excursions. Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding/child protection, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person. School Location: NN1, NN8, NN14, NN18 Accessibility: Easily accessible on Public Transport / Onsite Parking Your application will be subject to an enhanced DBS and two references, so it is essential that you have previous experience of working an Education Setting. Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity. Monarch Education is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, age, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity or disability. 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.