Teaching Assistant at Eastbrook School

Eastbrook School; City Of London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive Leadership Team

Professional development

Purpose-built learning environment

Job summary

Eastbrook School is seeking a compassionate Teaching Assistant to support pupils’ learning, wellbeing and inclusion. The role covers across the school, including classroom support, targeted interventions, and pastoral provision.

The successful candidate will work flexibly to meet pupils’ needs, including during playtimes and lunchtimes, with emphasis on safeguarding and a positive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children in a school setting.
• Ability to support learning, wellbeing, independence and social development.
• Willingness to support pupils with SEND and in ARP.
• Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and equality.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils individually, in small groups and in class settings.
• Deliver interventions and support programmes under teachers' direction.
• Use calm, consistent approaches to support behaviour and emotions.
• Assist with personal, intimate or medical needs when trained.

Skills

Experience with children in school

Teamwork

safeguarding awareness

Job description

About this Role

Teaching Assistant

StartDate: ASAP

Salary Grade: Scale 5 (Pt12-15, FTE £33,609 - £35,109)

Prorated salary range islikely to approx. (£28,909 - £30,200), dependent on experience, weeks per yearand continuous service) basedonworking 35 hours per week,

Permanent, termtimeonly, plus 5 INSET/training days

Weare seeking a compassionate, proactive and flexible Teaching Assistant to joinEastbrook School. This is an important role supporting pupils'learning, wellbeing, independence and inclusion. AtEastbrook, our Teaching Assistants are not attached permanently to oneclass or year group. Instead, they work flexibly across the school, respondingto the needs of pupils and staff. This may include supporting learning inclass, delivering academic interventions, providing targeted support for pupilswith SEND and in ARP, or contributing to therapeutic and pastoralprovision. We are looking for someonewho can build positive relationships with children, work well as part of a teamand respond calmly and professionally to the changing needs of a busy the school. The successful candidate will support pupils individually, in smallgroups and within whole-class settings, helping them to access learning,develop confidence, regulate their emotions and experience success. The rolewill also include supporting children during less structured parts of theschool day, including playtimes and lunchtimes, and helping to ensure thatpupils are safe, included and able to play and interact positively. Thesuccessful candidate may also be required to support pupils with personal care,intimate care, medical needs or physical needs, following appropriate trainingand always with dignity, sensitivity and professionalism. This post would suitsomeone with experience of working with children in a school or similarsetting, who is calm, caring, reliable and committed to helping every childfeel safe, understood and ready to learn.

Thesuccessful candidate will:

• Have experience of working withchildren in a school children in a school, early years,childcare or similar setting;
• Understand how to supportchildren's learning, wellbeing, independence and social development;
• Be able to support pupils across the school,rather than within one fixed class or year group;
• Deliver interventionsand support programmes under the direction of teachers, SENCOs or seniorleaders;
• Use calm, consistent and positiveapproaches to support behaviour and emotional regulation;
• Support pupils with SEND and inARP, including pupils with communication, sensory, physical, social, emotionalor learning needs;
• Be willing to support pupils withpersonal care, intimate care, medical needs or physical needs, followingappropriate training;
• Communicate effectively withpupils, colleagues and parents or carers, under the direction of teaching staffor senior leaders;
• Keep accurate records and sharerelevant information with staff as needed;
• Have high expectations for allpupils and a clear commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and equality;
• Be well organised, flexible andable to work effectively as part of a team;
• Be committed to ongoingprofessional development.

In return we offer:

• Have experience of working withchildren in a school
• A Good school with a welcoming andsupportive community
• Astudent-centred, progress focused ethos.
• Theopportunity to work with passionate, hardworking and supportive staff.
• Asupportive and committed Leadership Team and Governing Body.
• Acommitment to develop your skills through continued professional development.
• Purposebuilt specialist learning environment with industry level resources.
• Aschool which understands the importance of staff well-being and workloadmanagement.

Eastbrook is an all through school. Whilst staff may be primarily based in secondary or primary, there is anexpectation that staff contribute to and work across all key stages. EastbrookSchool is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children andis an Equal Opportunities Employer. This post is exempt from theRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process,including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants