Level 1 Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; West Bridgford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in West Bridgford is seeking a dedicated individual to support students with diverse needs and assist teachers in creating an inclusive classroom environment. Responsibilities include facilitating students' physical and emotional development, managing classroom resources, and contributing to the overall well-being of students. Candidates should demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to safeguarding. Comprehensive training and career development opportunities are available, along with attractive employee benefits.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Generous pension schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Comprehensive training and support

Eye care voucher scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people, ideally in an educational setting.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to support students' physical and emotional development.

Responsibilities

• Support and direct activities with individuals or groups of students.
• Assist with personal hygiene and care of students.
• Contribute to the health and well-being of students.

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
• Generous pension schemes
• 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
• Access to e-learning and development

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.