Teaching Assistant

Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Cecil Road Primary & Nursery School in Gravesend is seeking a Teaching Assistant (preferably EYFS) to work with teachers to support teaching and learning, providing general and specific assistance to pupils and staff under the direction, guidance and direct supervision of the classroom teacher.

You will work with individuals or small groups, help pupils understand instructions, support independent learning and inclusion of all pupils, and assist with behaviour management and pupil wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Work with individuals or small groups of pupils in the classroom under the direct supervision of teaching staff and provide feedback to the teacher
• Support pupils to understand instructions, support independent learning and inclusion of all pupils
• Support the teacher in behaviour management and keeping pupils on task
• Support pupils in social and emotional well-being, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate
• Prepare and clear up learning environment and resources, including photocopying, filing and the display and presentation of pupils work and contribute to maintaining a safe environment
• Ensure that you keep up-to-date with all School Policies.
• Record basic pupil data
• Support children’s learning through play
• Assist with break-time supervision including facilitating games and activities
• Assist with escorting pupils on educational visits
• Support pupils in using basic ICT
• Invigilate exams and tests
• Assist with pupils’ personal needs including toileting, hygiene, dressing and eating, as well as help with social, welfare and health matters, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate. Physically assist pupils in activities (may involve lifting, where mobility is an issue)
• Assist with pupils on therapy or care programmes, designed and supervised by a therapist / teacher.

Job description

Post: Teaching Assistant (preferably EYFS)

Responsible to: Headteacher

Cecil Road Primary & Nursery School is committed tocreating a diverse workforce. We’ll consider all qualified applicants foremployment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation,gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civilpartnership.

Main purpose

To work with teachers to supportteaching and learning, providing general and specific assistance to pupils andstaff under the direction, guidance and direct supervision of the classroomteacher.

Duties and responsibilities

1. Work with individuals or smallgroups of pupils in the classroom under the direct supervision of teachingstaff and provide feedback to the teacher
2. Support pupils to understandinstructions support independent learning and inclusion of all pupils
3. Support the teacher in behaviourmanagement and keeping pupils on task
4. Support pupils in social andemotional well-being, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate
5. Prepare and clear up learningenvironment and resources, including photocopying, filing and the display andpresentation of pupils work and contribute to maintaining a safe environment.
6. Ensure that you keep up-to-date with all School Policies.

Teaching Assistants in this role may also undertake some or all of the following:

1. Record basic pupil data
2. Support children’s learning throughplay
3. Assist with break-time supervisionincluding facilitating games and activities
4. Assist with escorting pupils oneducational visits
5. Support pupils in using basic ICT
6. Invigilate exams and tests
7. Assist with pupils’ personalneeds including toileting, hygiene, dressing and eating, as well as help withsocial, welfare and health matters, reporting problems to the teacher asappropriate. Physically assist pupils in activities (may involve lifting, wheremobility is an issue)
8. Assist with pupils on therapy or careprogrammes, designed and supervised by a therapist / teacher.

This jobdescription is provided to assist the job holder to know what his/her mainduties are. It may be amended from timeto time without change to the level of responsibility appropriate to the gradeof post.