Level 1 Teaching Assistant

Bluecoat Primary Academy

Nottingham

On-site

GBP 20,000 - 26,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Bluecoat Primary Academy in Nottingham is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to help ensure the safety and development of students across the day. You will support individuals and groups, assist with personal care where needed, and help maintain inclusive learning environments in collaboration with the SENCo and teaching staff.

As part of the Learning Support Faculty, you will contribute to planning and delivering learning activities, monitor student progress, and support break times and

Job description

SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENT

Support and direct activities with eitherindividuals or groups of students to ensure their safety and facilitate theirphysical, emotional and cognitive development
Contribute to the health and well-being ofstudents
Establish and maintain good workingrelationships with individual students and groups
Promote and reinforce the students’ self-esteemand independence e.g. support in form time,unstructured time etc.
Encourage acceptance and inclusion of allstudents
To support groups of students as directed duringformal public or internal school examinations
To assist students on work placements,educational visits, residential, and recreational activities asappropriate
To assist students with self-organisation and inthe completion of homework tasks, in allocated periods during the school day
Drawing on knowledge of various forms ofindividual needs, to develop an understanding of the specific needs of thestudents within the school community Toliaise effectively with parents/carers as appropriate
To assume responsibility for designatedkeyworker role at School Action Plus and/or a named EHCP child
To assist the other health care assistants incarrying out their role in providing specific assistance to personal care needsof students
To ensure that you cover the role of personalcare in a colleague’s absence with guidance from the SENCo/ Lead SEND teacherand Level 2 Teaching Assistants
To provide care, as and when needed, on off sitevisits and trips
To provide practical and personal assistant toindividual pupil needs
To assist students with their day to daypersonal care needs, personal hygiene, toileting and feeding
To promote students’ independence skills inrelation to personal hygiene, toileting and feeding
To monitor the behaviour of students,encouraging positive behaviour and reporting any incidents
To ensure the safety and well-being of children,providing support where necessary or signposting concerns to colleagues
To liaise with external agencies, whereappropriate, talking through therapeutic programmes and discussing programmes
To write specific health care plans/PersonalEvacuation Plans for key students
To be responsible for the recording anddistribution of medicines
To support students over break and lunch times
Help with the collation of Review/Annual Reviewmeetings
Help with classroom resources and records
To implement learning programmes a directed bythe class teacher – with individual or small groups
To monitor individual student’s needs andprovide regular feedback to the teacher
Contribute to the management of studentbehaviour
To participate in the evaluation of the supportprogramme
To contribute to the maintenance and developmentof the Learning Support Faculty
Support and reinforce the school curriculumincluding catch up KS3/GCSE work, literacy, numeracy activities in a 1:1setting and in the classroom
Provide support for learning activitiesincluding enrichment activities during the normal school day
Support the use and development of ICT withinthe classroom
Support the smooth running of the Faculty bycovering designated priority lessons of absent staff as and when required bythe SENCo
To take responsibility for display and up keepof designated areas in the Faculty
Maintain effective working relationships withcolleagues and parents
Maintain and safeguard the confidential natureof student/teacher/home issues
Contribute to the maintenance of student safetyand security, including break and lunchtime duties in the Faculty and taxiduties
Attend Faculty/Pastoral meetings as appropriate