Teaching Assistant

Upper Shirley High School; Southampton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Upper Shirley High School in Southampton is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join a thriving team. You will support students to access an outstanding education through our varied curriculum.

The school is inclusive and values-led, with a strong commitment to career progression for staff. If you are motivated to make a difference to young people, this could be the job for you.

Qualifications

• Be highly motivated to support learning and student progress.
• Able to establish rapport with both adults and students to support a positive learning environment.
• Demonstrate patience, firmness, humour and sensitivity in a classroom setting.
• Be steadfast in the belief that the curriculum should be accessible to all learners.

Responsibilities

• Support teaching and learning under the guidance of the class teacher.
• Assist in maintaining classroom behaviour and routines to enable learning.
• Support assessment and feedback processes as part of a thriving team.
• Contribute to a values-led school environment with a focus on student achievement.

Skills

Motivated

Rapport with pupils/adults

Patience & tact

Inclusive education belief

Job description

We are seekinga dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join a thriving team,supported by experienced colleagues, whose aim is to remove any barriers tolearning and enable all students to access an outstanding education, throughour varied curriculum.

USH is a heavily oversubscribed community school with just over1050 students and 140 staff. We are incredibly proud of our family ethos andour success in delivering values-led education. We are known for our excellentcareer progression routes and we attract professionals who are willing tocontribute to our sustained success. USH is a Leading-Edge School,consistently ranked high in Hampshire schools for overallachievement. The school was delighted to be awarded SSAT accreditation forTransforming in Principled Curriculum Design in 2023.

Ifyou are motivated to make a difference to the lives of young people and have acommitment to excellence,thenthis could be the job for you.

The successful candidates will:

• Be highly motivated
• Beable to establish a rapport with adults and children
• Beable to demonstrate qualities of patience, firmness, humour andsensitivity
• Besteadfast in their belief and action, that the curriculum should beaccessible for all