Teaching Assistant

Windmill Primary School; Leeds; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Windmill Primary School in Leeds is seeking high quality Teaching Assistants to support pupils in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. The role focuses on helping children develop literacy and numeracy, supporting class teachers, and promoting positive behaviours.

Applicants should have experience in a primary setting, good English and maths, and the ability to use initiative in line with school policies.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a primary school.
• Ability to use initiative and a positive attitude towards school policies and procedures.
• Commitment to supporting children’s learning and good behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Attend to the pupils’ personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.
• To supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning
• To establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs.
• To promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
• To encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
• To encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate
• To prepare classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards and assist with the display of pupil’s work.

Skills

Good English and maths skills

Job description

We are seeking high quality Teaching Assistants in both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

Responsibilities include:

• To attend to the pupils’ personalneeds, and implement related personal programmes, including social,health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters
• To supervise and support pupilsensuring their safety and access to learning
• To establish good relationshipswith pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and respondingappropriately to individual needs.
• To promote the inclusion andacceptance of all pupils
• To encourage pupils to interactwith others and engage in activities led by the teacher
• To encourage pupils to actindependently as appropriate
• To prepare classroom as directedfor lessons and clear afterwards and assist with the display of pupil’swork.

We are looking for a practitioner who has:

• Good English and maths skills
• Experience of working in a primary school
• The ability to use their own initiative and a positiveattitude towards school policies and procedures
• Commitment to supporting children’s learning and goodbehaviour