SENIOR LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Charles Darwin School; Westerham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Darwin School in Westerham, England, is seeking a dedicated teaching assistant to support learning across the school and contribute to a positive classroom environment. You will work as part of a team, communicate effectively with pupils, teachers, parents and staff, and help develop literacy and numeracy with confidence.

The role requires adaptability across age groups, a willingness to undertake paid training to NVQ level 3 (or equivalent), and a commitment to confidentiality and

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Effective communication with pupils, teachers, parents and staff.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers and staff.
• Accept guidance and direction from teachers.
• Distinguish roles of teaching assistant and teacher.
• Keep written records and support literacy and numeracy development.
• Awareness of how pupils learn and factors affecting learning.
• Respect and value pupils as individuals.
• Commitment to inclusive education.
• Willingness to undertake paid training to NVQ level 3 or equivalent.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Relationship building

Adaptability

Guidance adherence

Records management

Literacy support

Inclusive education

Confidentiality

Age flexibility

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

• Theability to work as part of a team.
• Theability to communicate effectively with individuals and groups of children,teachers, parents and other members of staff.
• Theability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachersand other members of staff.
• Theability to accept guidance and direction from teachers.
• Theability to distinguish between the roles and responsibilities of the teachingassistant and the teacher.
• Theability to keep written records and support the development of pupils’ literacyand numeracy skills with confidence.
• Awarenessof how pupils learn and the various factors which affect their learning.
• Awarenessof the need to show respect and value pupils as individuals.
• Anunderstanding of and commitment to inclusive education.
• Awillingness to undertake paid training in normal contractual hours to developjob-related skills and to work towards an NVQ level 3 qualification (or itsequivalent).
• Asympathetic approach to parents and an understanding of the need forconfidentiality.
• Beprepared to work throughout the school with any age group.
• Theability to adapt to differing environments within the school and to the needsof different children.