Zest Education are on the hunt for a part time Teaching Assistant to work at a primary school in Atherstone. This role is to start in September and will be on an ongoing basis.
Working under the overall supervision of the responsible teacher, you will be required to assist and support teaching and learning of pupils and contribute to the school’s statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
TYPICAL TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Curriculum support:
• Contribute to curriculum planning and evaluation and assist in implementation
• Assist in the delivery of lessons/sessions and interact with the teacher and pupils as
required
• Support and use ICT in learning activities & develop pupils’ competence and
independence in its use.
Support for pupils:
• Support individuals or groups during independent /group work
• Help pupils to develop communication skills and role play activity.
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils, encourage them to interact and work
co-operatively and engage in activities.
• Assist in the personal, social, emotional development of pupils and development of
self-esteem.
• Assist with the development and implementation of IEPs/behaviour plans.
• Use specialist skills/ knowledge/ training to provide support in specialist areas
• Encourage and reinforce positive interactions between pupils working within any
behaviour targets set
• Assist with pupil supervision on trips off the premises, under overall guidance of the
teacher.
• Monitor and provide for general care, safety and welfare of pupils, including tasks
connected with their social inclusion and personal/physical care.
Support to teacher:
• Assist with lesson/activity planning, delivery and evaluation
• Monitor individual/group achievements of key objectives and provide feedback to the
teacher
• Contribute to pupil assessment through observation and reporting
• Record information relevant to assessment and review of pupils’ progress
• Support implementation of strategies to manage pupil behaviour and help manage
pupil behaviour
• Active involvement in day to day management of the learning environment including
responsibility for the care and preparation of teaching aids, equipment, materials and
differentiated resources.
• Undertake routine and non-routine administrative tasks, eg produce worksheets,
administer coursework
• Liaise with parents/carers, specialist teachers and other professional staff, share and
provide information
QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING AND LIKELY ABILITIES
-Hold a recognised and relevant NVQ level 2 qualification and have undertaken other appropriate training (preferably leading to national standards at NVQ level 3) or be able to
demonstrate equivalent knowledge, experience and skills.
-Minimum GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths at grades A-C
-Have good communication and listening skills and be able to present information verbally and in writing to others.
-Have experience of TA work.
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Jo at Joanne@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.
Zest Education are an REC audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.
Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.
The role advertised is for temporary supply work.
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