Teaching Assistant

The Canterbury Primary School; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Breakfast club

Afterschool club

Job summary

The Canterbury Academy Trust is recruiting Teaching Assistants for our Primary provision to support students in classroom learning and small group interventions.

Contract hours are 32.5 per week, Monday to Friday (8:30am–3:30pm), Term Time only plus 5 development days. Salary is Band B FTE (£26,822 per annum) with pro‑rata pay (£20,536.29) based on hours and weeks worked. There may be opportunities for breakfast and/or after‑school clubs.

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy skills to communicate with staff and students.
• Experience working with children in a school or learning environment preferred.
• Familiar with child development and able to respond to individual student needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planned learning activities and teaching programmes.
• Participate in planning and evaluation of learning activities with the teacher.
• Support teacher in monitoring, assessing and recording pupil progress.
• Provide feedback to pupils on attainment and progress under guidance.
• Support learning by providing resources for lessons.
• Support pupils in social and emotional well-being and report issues.
• Share information about pupils with staff and external agencies as appropriate.
• Support inclusion and independent learning for all pupils.
• Be an ambassador for The Canterbury Academy Trust.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Communication

Flexibility

Job description

The Canterbury Academy Trust is looking to recruit talented individuals as Teaching Assistants at our Primary provision to support our students with their classroom learning.

1. Contract hours:32.5 hours per week Mon - Fri (8.30am – 3.30pm), Term Time only + 5 Development days.


2. Contract period:12 months Fixed Term


3. Salary:WWF Band B FTE £26,822 per annum (Actual Pay Range pro-rota to hours and weeks worked £20,536.29)

There may also be the opportunity to have separate contracts for our popular Breakfast and/or Afterschool clubs, these would be discussed at interview.

We are seeking enthusiastic, caring, reliable and flexible members of staff to support students both within class promoting independent learning, and in small groups delivering interventions outside the classroom or with children with additional educational needs.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate evidence of good literacy and numeracy skills to enable them to communicate effectively with staff and students and provide effective and sensitive support.

Experience of working with children and young people in a school or learning environment is preferred and applicants must be familiar with child development and be able to respond to the needs of individual students.

Specific Duties:

1. Assist with the implementation of planned learning activities/teachingprogrammes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to pupils’ responses as appropriate


2. Participate in planning and evaluation of learning activities with the teacher, providing feedback to the teacher on pupil progress and behaviour


3. Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing and recording pupil progress/activities


4. Provide feedback to pupils in relation to attainment and progress under the guidance of the teacher


5. Support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the teacher


6. Support pupils in social and emotional well-being, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate


7. Share information about pupils with other staff, parents / carers, internal and external agencies, as appropriate


8. Understand and support independent learning and inclusion of all pupils as required.


9. To be an ambassador for The Canterbury Academy Trust

We believe that education and learning should be enjoyable. At the end of their time with us, we want all our young people to leave as happy, positive, confident individuals, proud of what they have achieved and prepared for their next steps in life.