A Teaching Assistant post at The Shade Primary School, part of Anglian Learning, working alongside class teachers to support pupils individually and in small groups. The work centres on adapting learning for children with additional needs, running small-group sessions and delivering interventions for pupils with SEND and SEMH needs. The post is term-time only plus one day, part-time. Visa sponsorship is not offered, so applicants must have the right to work in the UK, and any offer depends on pre-employment checks including DBS.
What the job involves
- Adapt learning with class teachers to meet the needs of individual children and small groups
- Deliver learning activities to small groups who would benefit from a different approach
- Support children with significant development needs, such as cognitive, SEMH and learning skills, as directed
- Read learning plans shared before lessons and prepare the classroom
- Deliver interventions for pupils with SEND and SEMH needs, recording assessments and progress
- Share intervention outcomes with the class teacher to inform next steps
- Maintain records and track pupil progress
- Assist with planning and assessment
- Organise resources and prepare materials
- Help manage pupil behaviour
- Engage in professional development, reflect on practice, liaise with school leaders and take part in appraisal
- Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance such as Keeping Children Safe in Education and Prevent, and school safeguarding policies
What’s required
Experience
- Experience working in a school environment or other educational setting
- Experience working with children or young people
Skills & knowledge
- Good literacy, numeracy and organisational skills
- Knowledge of guidance and requirements on safeguarding children
- Commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the school's ethos and values
- Commitment to confidentiality, pupil wellbeing and equality at all times
Checks & eligibility
- Legal right to work in the UK at application, or in the process of obtaining it
- Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Online presence check before interview
What’s offered
- Access to a range of employee benefits and Trust-wide initiatives, set out in the recruitment pack