Teaching Assistant

St Mary's Catholic Primary School; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School in England seeks a proactive teaching assistant to support staff in the Foundation stage and beyond. You will implement agreed work programmes with individuals and groups, assist with planning and resource preparation, and help maintain order so pupils stay focused.

The role requires a commitment to the Catholic ethos, excellent communication, and the ability to form positive relationships with children and adults to support early literacy and numeracy

Qualifications

• Experience working with children across the Foundation age range.
• Excellent early literacy and numeracy skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and support pupil learning.

Responsibilities

• Assist the teacher in planning, preparation and resource management.
• Support pupils to stay on task and maintain good behaviour.
• Work with individuals or small groups as directed.
• Contribute to a nurturing Catholic ethos in the classroom.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Foundation stage experience

Literacy skills

Numeracy skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Support learning

Job description

Main purpose of the Role

To work under the guidance of teaching/senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. This could include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teacher in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources. The primary focus will be to maintain good order and to keep pupils on task.

The successful candidate will:

• Be supportive of the Catholic Ethos

• Have excellent communication and inter-personal skills and be able to form positive relationships with children and adults

• Have experience of working with children across the Foundation age range

• Have excellent early literacy and numeracy skills

• Be highly motivated and hard-working and be flexible and adaptable to children’s needs

• Have the ability to support pupil learning and be committed to achieving the early learning goals

• Be able to work as part of a team

• Have the ability to recognise and identify children’s needs, including barriers to learning, and be able to provide appropriate learning experience