Teaching Assistant: Inspire Learning & Student Support

Mental Health Care Uk Ltd; Bedlington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A rewarding career you can be truly pr

A supportive environment that is comm*

Competitive pay

Career development and training

Progression Opportunities

Salary Sacrifice

Enhanced maternity package

Job summary

Howard House School in Bedlington, Northumberland, is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support pupils with SEMH and ASD in a small, independent day school. The role is permanent, 40 hours per week, term-time only, with duties including assisting teachers, reading plans and assessments, and maintaining a safe learning environment.

You will help implement lesson plans, monitor pupil progress, and provide feedback while upholding safeguarding standards and professional boundaries in a supportive

Qualifications

• Be able to maintain effective record keeping.
• Ability to supervise groups of students.
• Ability to support/instruct other TA's and support staff
• Ability to effectively use ICT to support learning, or to undertake training to do so.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to form and maintain appropriate professional relationships and boundaries with children and young people
• Ability to deal with sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Awareness of legislation relating to child protection

Responsibilities

• Support teachers with: planning lessons, delivery of lessons and evaluating lessons.
• Have a thorough understanding of the students, you work with, by reading Educational Health Care Plans, Individual Education Plans, Risk Assessment and other relevant documentation, in order to better meet their needs.
• Keep up to date with any changes in learning and teaching related to subject area, including DfE guidance and curriculum changes and ensure staff are kept informed.
• Keep up to date with any legislation or guidance pertaining to the safeguarding of children and young people.
• Set high expectations so that all pupils are inspired, motivated and challenged to reach their full potential.
• Create a positive climate for learning, by explicitly teaching lesson routines and applying behaviours systems consistently and fairly.
• Create a positive climate for learning by explicitly teaching and modelling acceptable and agreed behaviour.
• Support well-structured lessons which allo adequate time to embed new knowledge, understanding and skills and are responsive to pupils' understanding.
• Systematically check pupils' understanding and act to correct any misconceptions.
• provide pupils with feedback aimed at moving their leaning forward.
• To support the planning and delivery of lessons across the curriculum.

Skills

Record keeping

Group supervision

Mentoring peers

ICT literacy

Literacy

Numeracy

Organisational skills

Time management

Professional boundaries

Confidentiality

Child protection awareness

Job description

Howard House School in Bedlington, Northumberland, is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support pupils with SEMH and ASD in a small, independent day school. The role is permanent, 40 hours per week, term-time only, with duties including assisting teachers, reading plans and assessments, and maintaining a safe learning environment.

You will help implement lesson plans, monitor pupil progress, and provide feedback while upholding safeguarding standards and professional boundaries in a supportive