Part time Teaching Assistant + 5 hours Midday Supervisor Role

Stretham Community Primary School; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Stretham Community Primary School is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our welcoming school family. You will support learning, wellbeing and development of diverse learners, including pupils with SEND, working with teachers and colleagues to provide encouragement and challenge.

The role involves interacting with a range of learners, monitoring lunchtime supervision and helping children build confidence, independence and resilience in a nurturing, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting learning and wellbeing of children.
• Commitment to inclusive education and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Support learning, wellbeing and development of learners, including pupils with SEND, alongside teachers.
• Supervise and support children across the school, including lunchtime supervision, and help build confidence, independence and resilience.

Skills

Safeguarding

SEND support

Positive relationships

Adaptability

Job description

StrethamCommunity Primary School are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic TeachingAssistant to join our team and become part of our welcoming school family. AtStretham, our vision is“Achieving potential together as a school family”,and we are looking for someone who shares our commitment to beingcourageous,compassionate, curious, resilient and inclusive. If you arepassionate about supporting children to flourish, celebrating their successesand helping every pupil, including those with SEND, to reach their potential,we would love to hear from you.

StrethamCommunity Primary School has strong, purposeful and reciprocal links with ourchildren, teachers, parents and our local community. The children at our schoolsit front and centre of all we do, and we aspire to create a nurturing,inclusive and safe environment for each member of our school family. We arecommitted to ensuring that every child, including those with special educationalneeds and/or disabilities (SEND), feels valued, understood and supported toachieve their potential.

Thepost will allow you to interact with a range of learners, offering theopportunity to have a measurable impact on the learning, wellbeing anddevelopment of the children you are working with. You will play an importantrole in supporting children with SEND, working alongside teachers and othercolleagues to provide appropriate support, encouragement and challenge. We arelooking for someone who can recognise and celebrate individual strengths,respond sensitively to individual needs and help children develop theirconfidence, independence and resilience. In addition to TA responsibilities,the role will also include supervising and supporting children across theschool at lunchtime.

We are looking for someonewho:

• Has high expectations of safeguarding the welfare of allchildren and young people under our care.
• Is committed to supporting alllearners, including children with SEND, to reach theirpotential and encouraging them to be their very best.
• Is compassionate, patient and empathetic, with anunderstanding of the importance of building positive and trustingrelationships with children.
• Is adaptable and flexible, responding positively to theindividual needs of learners and different situations.
• Demonstrates initiative and is able to identify ways tosupport and encourage the learners they are working with.
• Is curious and willing to develop their understanding of SEND,different learning needs and effective strategies for supporting children.
• Is resilient and able to remain positive and solution-focusedwhen faced with challenges.
• Has high expectations of themselves, both personally andprofessionally.
• Is inclusive and committed to ensuring that every child feelsvalued, listened to and able to participate fully in school life.
• Has a great sense of humour and values being part of awelcoming and caring team.