Senior Teaching Assistant: Learning Support & Curriculum

Salford-Council; Salford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Salford City Council is seeking a high level teaching assistant to support teaching and learning in classes across the school. You will assist with planning, deliver targeted small-group support, and help maintain an orderly, safe learning environment.

You will work with pupils including those with SEN, contribute to individual plans, monitor progress and provide feedback to teachers. The role involves routine marking, safeguarding duties, and clerical support as required.

Responsibilities

• Supporting teaching and learning in classes
• Planning and preparing lessons when the class teacher is not available
• Delivering support to small groups to help improve outcomes for pupils
• Covering across the school when required
• Create and maintains a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans
• Assist with the planning of learning activities and support pupils to achieve learning goals
• Monitor the response of pupils to learning activities and record achievements/progress as directed and liase with the class teacher
• Determining the need for, and preparing and maintaining general and specialist equipment and resources and assisting pupils in their use
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils achievements, progress, problems etc.
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing with incidents in line with School Policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
• Undertake routine marking of pupils work
• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers
• To be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with the teacher, through the monitoring and evaluation of pupil’s responses to learning activities through observation of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives
• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil’s responses/needs
• Administer routine tests and invigilate exams, and accurately record achievement and progress
• Encouraging pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities. Promoting independence and employing strategies to recognise and reward achievement
• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with SEN, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
• Assist with the development and implementation of individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care Programmes
• Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
• Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievements under guidance of the teacher
• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, advising activities according to pupil responses
• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupil’s competence and independence in its use
• Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assess pupils in their use
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to Child Protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
• To assist in meeting the physical care needs of students as required
• To provide clerical/admin support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, collecting money, administer coursework etc.
• The postholder must be aware of child protection issues and the need for confidentiality and to identify to the named child protection colleague in school, concerns in respect of individual children
• The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure. An online search may be conducted for shortlisted candidates as part of due diligence checks in the recruitment process
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Job description

Salford City Council is seeking a high level teaching assistant to support teaching and learning in classes across the school. You will assist with planning, deliver targeted small-group support, and help maintain an orderly, safe learning environment.

You will work with pupils including those with SEN, contribute to individual plans, monitor progress and provide feedback to teachers. The role involves routine marking, safeguarding duties, and clerical support as required.