Teaching Assistant 1:1

1:1Support Teaching Assistant

30 hours per week Mon-Fri Term Time only plus TEDs

TA 1-2 dependent on experience

Key Purpose:

The purpose of this post is to support pupils and staff to ensure that all pupils reach their full potential.

Main Activities:

Supporting the pupil

• Assisting pupils in the acquisition of basic literacy and numeracy skills.
• To assist pupils in making progress across all subject areas.
• Working with pupils on an individual or group basis as required by the class teacher.
• Assist in offsite visits
• Aid pupils with special needs to access all subjects of the national curriculum and encourage their independence as learners.
• Ensure pupils understand instructions.
• Motivate and encourage pupils to behave well in and around school.
• Acquaint themselves with the support materials in and around the school for individual pupil or group use.
• Assist the teacher in developing a supportive and trusting relationship with other adults and children.
• Promote and reinforce pupil self-esteem through praise and encouragement.
• Be sensitive to the general welfare and care of all pupils within the school, drawing areas of concern to the attention of the class teacher.
• Meet the physical and/ or hygiene needs of pupils as required.
• Act as support worker for children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.
• Support children to access successful break or lunchtime.

Supporting the teacher.

• Have access to the planned teaching and learning activities for the class.
• Record pupil progress to inform future planning for coverage of the national curriculum.
• Assist the teacher in evaluation of work undertaken and help plan future progress for identified pupils.
• Help with reasonable requests for preparation of materials to support teaching and learning.
• Assist with reasonable requests for minor administrative tasks e.g. photocopying and laminating.
• Under the direction of the class teacher, ensure a safe environment is maintained within the classroom/ school for all pupils.
• Be able to use technology for own professional purposes and to support in the classroom. For example, to be able to send/receive emails, use programmes to word process, to use presentation packages e.g. PowerPoint and online platforms such as Seasaw.

Supporting the school

• Attend training when appropriate and after consultation with the Sara Stanley/Lauren Thomas.
• Be aware of and support all the schools policies.
• Be aware of the school safety procedures e.g. fire drill/ health and safety policy.
• Treat as confidential all information on individual pupils and refer parents to the class teacher should any questions about individuals asked.
• Foster positive links between home and school.
• After negotiation with the School Manager, carry out the administration of elementary first aid at break times to pupils throughout the school (qualified staff only).
• Perform any reasonable duties as requested by the teacher/school management.
• To supervise whole classes occasionally in the absence of teachers, maintaining good order and keeping children on task, implementing agreed programmes of work.

The School reserves the right to alter the content of this Job Description, after consultation, to reflect changes to the job or services provided, without altering the general character or level of responsibility.    

The duties described in this Job Description must be carried out in a manner which promotes equality of opportunity, dignity and due respect for all employees and service users and is consistent with the School’s Equal Opportunities Policy and Code of Conduct.

Person specification

Qualifications and experience

• Appropriate Educational qualification - Essential
• Experience in working in a school setting e.g. teaching or as a TA experience - Essential
• Evidence of further CPD - Desirable
• GCSE/0’ level in English and maths - Desirable
• Team Teach trained - Desirable
• KS1/KS2 Experience - Desirable
• Recent school-based training e.g. Phonics, Forest school, First Aid, Team Teach - Desirable

Skills and knowledge

• Ability to work independently - Essential
• Ability to use own initiative - Essential
• Is able to use technology to support own professional development and also to add impact within classroom - Essential
• Good understanding of safeguarding issues - Essential
• Excellent practitioner, who is committed to further professional development -Essential
• Good understanding of the new National curriculum and Early Learning Goals -Desirable
• Experience of supporting or leading phonics groups - Desirable
• Safeguarding training undertaken - Desirable
• Has used classroom technology, e.g. Interactive whiteboards, the remote learning platform Seasaw - Desirable
• Offsite visit leader trained - Desirable

Closing Date: 8 June 2022

For further information please contact nwoffice@riverscofe.co.uk