Teaching Assistant

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School; Gerrards Cross; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is seeking a keen and caring individual to join our friendly staff as a teaching assistant. The role involves supporting learning in the classroom, in small groups and one-to-one, with a focus on improving literacy and mathematical skills for pupils.

The ideal candidate will have some experience working with children in this age range and be enthusiastic about helping pupils progress under the guidance of the teaching team.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children in this age range is ideal.
• Ability to support learning in classroom and in small groups.
• Assist the teacher in fostering literacy and numeracy progress.

Responsibilities

• Support learning in classroom, in small groups and one-to-one as directed.
• Work with groups of pupils to improve key literacy and mathematical skills.
• Collaborate with teaching staff to support a positive learning environment.

Skills

Group work

Literacy support

Mathematics support

One-to-one support

Job description

We are looking for a keen, enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated individual to work as part of our friendly, hardworking staff team.

Our teaching assistants, as professional partners, work responsibly alongside teaching staff. The role is to support learning in the classroom, in small groups and one-to-one, as directed. The applicant must be able to work with groups of pupils to improve key Literacy and Mathematical skills, seizing opportunities for learning and supporting the teacher in whole class settings. The successful applicant should ideally have some experience of working with children in this age range