University Teaching Assistant (Supply) – Teesside University

University Teaching Assistant (Supply) – Teesside University

Please note:This position does not offer UK visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Job Title;University Teaching Assistant

Start Date;September in line with the university timetable

Location and Postcode;Teesside University

Rate of Pay;£13.65

Shift Pattern Available;Supply.Once the academic term starts in September, hours are expected to become regular and will be arranged around students’ university timetables and agreed support needs.

Essential Criteria
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Minimum Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for a University Teaching Assistant to provide high-quality academic and practical support to students at Teesside University.

This is a campus-based supply role supporting students in higher education. The role will begin on a flexible supply basis; once term starts, regular hours are expected and will be matched to students’ timetables, agreed sessions, and support requirements. Sessions usually take place Monday to Friday during term time.

This role is suited to someone who has experience supporting learners with SEND, additional learning needs, disabilities, or mental health needs and who can provide calm, consistent support in a university environment. The successful candidate will be adaptable, professional, and able to promote independence while ensuring students can access teaching, learning, and campus activities safely and confidently.

You may support students in lectures, seminars, workshops, library sessions, study spaces, examinations, and other agreed university settings. Support will vary depending on the individual student and their agreed support package.

Collaboration will be key. You will liaise with KEYFORT Coordinators, the student, university staff, and other professionals where appropriate to ensure support is person-centred, consistent, and in line with agreed plans. You will not complete academic work on behalf of the student, but will support access, organisation, engagement, communication, and independence.

• Minimum Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification
• Experience supporting students or learners in education, SEND, care, or university/campus settings
• Understanding of SEND, disability, neurodiversity, and/or mental health needs
• Strong understanding of safeguarding policies and practices, including safeguarding adults
• Ability to adapt support to meet individual needs while promoting independence
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Reliable, professional, and able to work flexibly around changing student timetables
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
• Experience supporting students in further or higher education
• Experience as a reader, scribe, note taker, study assistant, practical support assistant, or similar
• Additional training in SEN/SEND support, autism, mental health, assistive technology, or alternative communication
• Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service

Role Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one academic and practical support to students at Teesside University
• Support students to access lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, library sessions, examinations, and other agreed campus-based activities
• Support students with organisation, communication, engagement, study routines, mobility around campus, and access to learning resources
• Assist with note taking, reader/scribe support, proof reading support, practical assistance, sighted guide support, and study assistance where this forms part of the student’s agreed support package
• Promote independence and confidence, ensuring support is enabling rather than completing work for the student
• Follow agreed support plans, risk assessments, safeguarding procedures, and university/KEYFORT guidance
• Maintain accurate records and communicate any concerns promptly to the relevant KEYFORT contact
• Safeguard students at all times and act in their best interests

Our Values

It is important that we share the same values, and we ask that the following matters to you:

• Making a positive difference:you love knowing that what you do, and how you do it, matters.
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