Drama Graduate Teaching Assistant

Drama Graduate Teaching Assistant

Calling All Aspiring Drama Therapists!

Location: Redbridge, Islington & Waltham Forest

Start Date: ASAP / January 2025

Salary: £480-£550 per week

Are you a passionate and creative drama graduate looking to inspire and engage young minds?

Do you thrive in an environment where creativity meets education?

Join our dynamic School as a Graduate Drama Teaching Assistant and make a real impact!

At our ‘Outstanding’ SEN Schools in the Boroughs of Redbridge, Islington and Waltham Forest, we believe in the transformative power of drama to unlock students’ potential, enhance their confidence, and encourage self-expression. Our school is a hub of creativity, nurturing talent and fostering a love for the performing arts.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the drama teacher in planning and delivering engaging drama lessons and workshops.
• Support students in developing their acting, improvisation, and performance skills.
• Help organise and coordinate school productions, performances, and drama clubs.
• Provide one-on-one support to students, helping them with lines, stage presence, and character development.
• Foster a positive and inclusive learning environment where every student feels valued and encouraged.

What We’re Looking For:

• A recent graduate with a degree in Drama, Theatre Studies, Performing Arts, or a related field.
• A passion for drama and a genuine interest in working with young people.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Creativity, enthusiasm, and a proactive approach to engaging students.
• Experience in performance, directing, or stage management is a plus.

What We Offer:

• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• The chance to work on exciting school productions and projects.
• The opportunity to make a lasting impact on students’ lives through the arts.

Requirements:

• Experience of working with students with SEND within a mainstream or Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) setting
• A patient and understanding approach
• A flexible approach
• Excellent communication skills
• Existing DBS check on the update service
• Experience of PECS, Makaton, Intensive Interaction, Rapid Prompting Method and other relevant augmentative and alternative communication approaches are advantageous but not essential.

How to Apply: If you’re ready to take on this exciting challenge and be a part of our creative community, please send your CV and a cover letter

Plus, recommend a friend who’s looking for teaching or support role and we will thank you with Love to Shop vouchers: £125 Teacher and Teaching Assistant that registers and works for 10 days.

If this is something that sounds suitable for you, please apply now!

At Career Teachers we are fully compliant with Agency Worker Regulations, ensuring you receive equal treatment for pay and conditions after a 12 week qualifying period. Please ask for further details.

All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.

Benefits of working with Career Teachers

Free CPD

Access to Skills Network

Refer a friend scheme

Recognition programme

Affinity Extra – Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Wellbeing portal.

These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

– Attend an interview in person;

– Give details for us to complete Reference checks;

– Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.