Level 3 Teaching Assistant - part time

Teaching Vacancies; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking a dedicated school support assistant in Sheffield to help implement the national curriculum, support English and Maths plans, and promote safe, engaging learning for pupils. The role emphasizes safeguarding, effective communication, and teamwork with teachers and SEN coordinators.

The successful candidate will assist with daily activities, support children including those with special needs, and help maintain accurate records while upholding high standards of

Qualifications

• General understanding of national curriculum and other basic learning programmes/techniques.
• Understanding of how to support English/Mathematics programmes, record achievements and progress and providing appropriate feedback to the teacher.
• Basic understanding of child development and learning.
• Promote good pupil behaviour and deal promptly with conflict and incidents.
• Excellent command of Literacy and Numeracy.
• Have high expectations of progress and behaviour.
• Ability to provide support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to relate well to children.
• Ability to use a range of teaching approaches and strategies that enthuse, motivate and actively engage learners.

Responsibilities

• Record keeping and sharing of information with the nursery manager for a key group of children.
• Lead activities for a group of children, indoors and outdoors daily.
• Complete activities linked with children's individual extended support plans and EHCPs.
• Undertake intervention support for small group and individual children and feedback to class teacher.
• Support within the classroom environment to ensure that children are accessing learning.
• Support children through snack times and lunchtimes.
• Act as a champion advocate for students, valuing their opinions in school activities.
• Support children with life skills and personal hygiene where necessary.
• Liaise with class teachers and SENCOs to feedback progress towards personal targets.
• Follow school systems of recording to ensure rigorous, accurate, and policy-aligned records.
• Monitor and respond to CPOMS to ensure incidents are followed up appropriately.
• Complete case studies and intervention logging to show progress of individuals and small group interventions.
• Meet with professionals to discuss progress as part of reviews.
• Promote positive values, attitudes and behaviour, addressing conflicts per policy and encouraging responsibility.
• Represent the school by liaising with external agencies and multi-agency teams.
• Explore and build relationships with other educational providers for the benefit of children and parents.
• Support handover to and from parents in the morning and afternoons.
• Participate in SPD and collaborative teamwork.
• Converse with the public and students in accurate spoken English and provide advice accordingly.
• Undertake any additional responsibilities as requested by the Head of School.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism; support safeguarding and data protection compliance.
• Meet statutory safeguarding requirements as part of the Trust policies.

Skills

Curriculum understanding

Support English/Maths

Child development

Behaviour management

Literacy and numeracy

High progress expectations

SEN support

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Relating to children

Engaging teaching approaches

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• General understanding of national curriculum and other basic learning programmes/techniques
• Understanding of how to support English/Mathematics programmes, record achievements and progress and providing appropriate feedback to the teacher
• Basic understanding of child development and learning
• Promote good pupil behaviour and deal promptly with conflict and incidents
• Excellent command of Literacy and Numeracy
• Have high expectations of progress and behaviour
• Ability to provide support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to relate well to children
• Ability to use a range of teaching approaches and strategies that enthuse, motivate and actively engage learners

What the school offers its staff

• Positive and enthusiastic
• Caring and kind
• Adaptable and flexible
• High expectations of themselves and others
• Commitment to safeguarding children
• Awareness of procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection
• Committed to a strong partnership between home and school
• The ability to establish good professional relationships with parents, children, governors and colleagues

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Work With Children

Responsible for record keeping and sharing of information with the nursery manager for a key group of children.

Lead activities for a group of children, indoors and outdoors on a daily basis.

Complete activities linked with children's individual extended support plans and EHCPs.

Undertake intervention support for small group and individual children and feedback to class teacher

Support within the classroom environment to ensure that children are accessing learning.

Support children through snack times and lunchtimes.

Being a champion advocate and voice for students, valuing their opinion and involvement in school activities.

Support children with life skills and personal hygiene where necessary.

Liaise with class teachers and SENCOs to feedback progress towards personal targets

Identification Responding and Reporting

Follow school systems of recording to ensure that they are rigorous, accurate and in line with school /Trust policies.

Monitor and respond to the school reporting systems (CPOMS) to ensure that incidents are followed up and dealt with in an appropriate and timely manner.

Complete case studies and intervention logging to show progress of individuals and small group intervention support.

Meet with professionals to discuss progress as part of reviews.

Promote positive values, attitudes and behaviour , dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.

Working With Others

Represent the school by liaising with external agencies, colleagues and multi-agency teams as required.

Explore and build relationships with other educational providers that would be of benefit to the school, children and parents.

Support handover to and from parents in the morning and afternoons.

Participate in SPD alongside staff, working collaboratively and sharing ideas.

Additional Responsibilities

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and students and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential to the role.

To undertake any additional responsibilities and duties, commensurate with the post, as requested by the Head of School.

To maintain high levels of confidentiality and professionalism at all times.

Support the vision, ethos and policies of the Trust, ensuring the school meets all statutory safeguarding requirements.

Any other related duties and responsibilities as may arise.

Any other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the grade and role All the above duties and responsibilities to be carried out in accordance with INOVA Multi-Academy Trust Policies, Standing Orders and current legislation with an emphasis on Customer Care, Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and Health and Safety.

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.