Teaching Assistant

The Deepings School; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

The Deepings School in Cambridge invites applications for a Teaching Assistant role to work with children and young people, assisting teachers and the headteacher across a range of activities that promote development and learning.

You will support learning areas, help plan and prepare activities, monitor pupil progress, and contribute to safeguarding, behaviour management and literacy/numeracy initiatives.

Job description

Job purpose

To work with children and young people as directed, providing support to the headteacher and teacher across a range of child centred activities which promote child development and learning.

Main responsibilities

Act in accordance with school policies and procedures and relevant legislation, particularly in relation to child protection and behaviour management.

Be responsible for particular learning areas, including planning and preparation of activities and meeting appropriate deadlines.

Assist with planning for school visits

Contribute to the development of Individual Education Plans

Be responsible for specialist equipment

Help organise and participate in meetings with parentscarers.

Assess identified pupils in and out of the classroom

Prepare work programmes for groups of pupils for example literacy, numeracy.

Note: tasks listed below in italics are those from a TA1 Job Description, which a person employed as a TA2 post may be expected to carry out.

School Related - Assist with the planning and preparation of activities and preparation of the classroom, and in the delivery of local and national initiatives for example literacy and numeracy.

Monitor children’s needs reporting these to a designated person. Keep records as required by the school. Have familiarity with all relevant statements of special educational needs specific to the child.

Promote development and learning (physical, emotional, educational, social), foster growth, self-esteem and independence. Observe and record development. Support those children with special needs.

Carry out reasonable personal care and hygiene duties and administer basic first aid. Assist with the movement of children in a around the school.

Required to act in accordance with school policies and procedures and relevant legislation, particularly in relation to child protection and behaviour management.