Job Purpose 

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to start with us. Keen to work with our team we are looking for the successful candidate to bring with them a sense of team work and enthusiasm. Working alongside our class teachers and other TAs in you will support children in class to enable them to engage fully with school life and prepare them for the next stage of their learning journey. The role will involve working with children in small groups and on a 1:1 basis as well as supporting with whole class activities as required.

This role will be supervised by classroom teacher, a designated supervisor, and/or SENDCo

Generic Responsibilities

Under the direction of and within an education plan provided by the classroom teacher:

• Supervise the activities of individuals or groups of children to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical and emotional development. 
• Use specialist skills to undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical and emotional needs of pupils. 
• Use specialist skills to foster the intellectual and social development of children. 
• Undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical and emotional needs of individuals and groups of children, including pupils with educational, physical or emotional special needs. 
• Undertake those activities necessary to foster the intellectual and social development of children. 
• Within competence to assist the teacher in the delivery of educational and developmental work programmes. 
• To monitor and report individual children's progress, achievements, problems and developmental needs to the classroom teacher or designated supervisor as appropriate. 
• Assist the classroom teacher in the planning of work programmes for individuals and groups of children.

Specific Responsibilities

Working in the class in the afternoon to support. 0.5hours a day as 1:1 support for lunch time and 2.5hours a in the afternoon to support 1:1

Other similar roles / possibility for more hours will be available and can be discussed.