1:1 EYFS/ KS1 Teaching Assistant

Westbrook Lane Primary School; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch duties

Job summary

Westbrook Lane Primary School in Leeds seeks a dedicated practitioner to work 1:1 with a child in Reception/KS1. This fixed-term contract lasts 1 year and includes lunch duties.

Experience of working with children in the EYFS/KS1 phase and SEND is desirable; specialist training such as STARs would be beneficial. The successful candidate will motivate, nurture relationships and maintain a calm, positive classroom environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children in the EYFS/KS1 phase, and those with SEND, would be desirable; as would any specialist training such as STARs.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and engage children
• Form professional and nurturing relationships with children
• Demonstrate a calm, proactive approach to behaviour management
• Work effectively in a team and build positive relationships
• Apply good organisational and communication skills
• Use their initiative, learn and adapt
• Have a positive attitude and a good sense of humour

Skills

Motivate children

Nurturing relationships

Behaviour management

Teamwork

Organisation & communication

Initiative & adaptability

Positive attitude

Education

EYFS/KS1 experience

SEND experience

Job description

This post will be to work 1:1 with a child in Reception/KS1 classes andis a fixed term contract for 1 year and will also include lunch duties.

Experience of working with children in the EYFS/KS1 phase, and those withSEND, would be desirable; as would any specialist training such as STARs.

The successful candidate will:

• beable to motivate and engage children
• beable to form professional and nurturing relationships with children
• demonstratea calm, proactive approach to behaviour management
• workeffectively in a team and build positive relationships
• beable to apply good organisational and communication skills
• beable to use their initiative, learn and adapt
• havea positive attitude and a good sense of humour