We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our expanding primary school from 8:30am-1:00pm on a fixed term basis with the potential to becoming permanent following a successful probationary period.
General duties
* Assist teaching staff to prepare classrooms for lessons and activities.
* Assist with school trips, events and activities.
* Encourage children to interact with others and engage in activities led by teaching staff.
* Supervise children’s work and offer support where necessary.
* Monitor the needs and behaviour of children, and report these to teaching staff where appropriate.
* Assist teaching staff and other TAs with creating and maintaining displays throughout the school.
* Establish and maintain constructive relationships with children’s parents and deliver pastoral support as required.
* Be a good role model to children in terms of behaviour and attitude.
Supporting the school
* Contribute to the ethos, Christian values and aims of the school.
* Comply with all relevant legislation and school policies, including those relating to safeguarding, health and safety and data protection.
* Promote inclusion and acceptance of all children.
Teaching and learning
* Develop a secure knowledge of the learning support needs of individual children.
* Identify where children are struggling, e.g. engaging with a particular topic, and support them in understanding the information and complete the work.
* Support the use of ICT and computing in learning activities and develop children’s competence and independence in its use.
* Undertake activities set by teaching staff with individuals, or groups of children, to support children’s learning.
* Assist teaching staff to implement a variety of teaching strategies that support children in achieving their learning goals.
* Provide new and ongoing support for individuals or groups of children who need extra interventions to achieve their potential.
Professional development
* Participate in training and other professional development as required.
* Provide the school with feedback on any training or professional development undertaken.
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