Level 1 Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based school is seeking a dedicated professional to support students in their learning and development. Responsibilities include assisting with classroom activities and promoting student well-being. Ideal candidates will have experience working with children and a commitment to fostering an inclusive environment. The school offers a comprehensive benefits package including access to a pension scheme, training opportunities, and well-being resources.

Benefits

Shopping discounts

Free employee assistance programme

Access to Teachers’ Pension

Discounted travel schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Comprehensive training and support

Eye care voucher scheme

Free flu vaccine

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students with diverse needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and staff.
• Competency in promoting a positive learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Support students' physical and emotional development.
• Assist teachers with classroom resources and records.
• Contribute to curriculum support including catch-up activities.

Skills

Support for individual needs

Communication skills

Collaboration

Behaviour management

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Support for the Student

• Support and direct activities with either individuals or groups of students to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical, emotional and cognitive development;
• Help with care, personal hygiene and support of students;
• Contribute to the health and well-being of students;
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with individual students and groups;
• Promote and reinforce the students’ self-esteem and independence e.g. support in form time, AoW, unstructured time etc.;
• Encourage acceptance and inclusion of all students;
• To support groups of students as directed during formal public or internal school examinations;
• To assist students on work placements, educational visits, residential, and recreational activities as appropriate;
• To assist students with self‑organisation and in the completion of homework tasks, in allocated periods during the school day;
• Drawing on knowledge of various forms of individual needs, to develop an understanding of the specific needs of the students within the school community;
• To liaise effectively with parents/carers as appropriate;
• To assume responsibility for designated keyworker role at School Action Plus and/or a named Statemented child.

Support for the Teacher

• Help with the collation of Review/Annual Review meetings;
• Help with classroom resources and records;
• To implement learning programmes a directed by the class teacher – with individual or small groups;
• To monitor individual student’s needs and provide regular feedback to the teacher;
• Contribute to the management of student behaviour;
• To participate in the evaluation of the support programme;
• To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Learning Support Faculty.

Support for the Curriculum

• Support and reinforce the school curriculum including catch up KS3/GCSE work, literacy, numeracy activities in a 1:1 setting and in the classroom;
• Provide support for learning activities including enrichment activities during the normal school day;
• Support the use and development of ICT within the classroom;
• Support the smooth running of the Faculty by covering designated priority lessons of absent staff as and when required by the SENCo;
• To take responsibility for display and up keep of designated areas in the Faculty.

Support for the School

• Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and parents;
• Maintain and safeguard the confidential nature of student/teacher/home issues;
• Contribute to the maintenance of student safety and security, including break and lunchtime duties in the Faculty and taxi duties;
• Attend Faculty/Pastoral meetings as appropriate.
• Act as a First Aider after appropriate training

What the school offers its staff

• Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
• *Access to Teachers’ Pensions / Generous pension scheme
• Access to discounted travel schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comprehensive training and support
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Free flu vaccine
• Access to e-learning and development

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, Barred List check, the receipt of satisfactory references, online searches and any other statutory checks that are required for the post. We are an equal opportunities employer.