Level 4 Teaching Assistant

Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School; North Waterhouse Farm; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School is seeking a highly motivated Level 4 Teaching Assistant to complement our teaching team and support learning across our primary classes.

You will plan, deliver and assess learning, record progress, contribute to curriculum planning and assessment, and support quality first teaching during leadership time, PPA, and short-term cover. A proactive, collaborative approach and commitment to professional development are essential.

Qualifications

• Have significant experience working as aLevel 3 (or 4) Teaching Assistant or similar.
• Have an up to date working knowledge of effectiveteaching and learning strategies and how best to deploy them to meet a range ofvarying needs.
• Have a good standard of English and Mathsand knowledge of the primary curriculum and will be able to contributeeffectively to curriculum planning and assessment of children’s learning.
• Lead by example and have the skills to share theirpractice with others.
• Be hard working and adaptable to change.
• Be highly motivated and passionate about learning and developingtheir own continuing professional development.
• Enjoy being challenged.
• Be an excellent communicator, with a strong commitmentto working in partnership with parents, governors, outside agencies and thecommunity.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and assess learning to whole classes during leadership and management time, PPA time and occasionally covering for short term absence.
• There will also be some occasions during the week when the post holder willwork under the direction of a class teacher to support quality first teaching.

Job description

Do you love seeing children learn and achieve?

Do you have a passion for education?

Are you enthusiastic, energetic, motivated and hardworking?

If so, we are looking for you!

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated,creative and committed Level 4 Teaching Assistant to complement the work of ourteachers and other teaching assistants.

The post will also involve planning,delivering and assessing learning (including recording and reporting on pupils’achievement, progress and development) to whole classes during teachers' leadershipand management time, PPA time and occasionally covering for short term absence.There will also be some occasions during the week when the post holder willwork under the direction of a class teacher to support quality first teaching.

You should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and beable to work on your own initiative. We are seeking someone who is committed toworking within the framework of the school's policies and ethos and who willcontribute to the development of our wider curriculum.

The successful applicant will:

Have significant experience working as aLevel 3 (or 4) Teaching Assistant or similar.

Have an up to date working knowledge of effectiveteaching and learning strategies and how best to deploy them to meet a range ofvarying needs.

Have a good standard of English and Mathsand knowledge of the primary curriculum and will be able to contributeeffectively to curriculum planning and assessment of children’s learning.

Lead by example and have the skills to share theirpractice with others.

Be hard working and adaptable to change.

Be highly motivated and passionate about learning and developingtheir own continuing professional development.

Enjoy being challenged.

Be an excellent communicator, with a strong commitmentto working in partnership with parents, governors, outside agencies and thecommunity.