Teaching Assistant- Level 2

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

Job summary

A local educational institution seeks a dedicated individual to support pupils in Wednesbury. The role involves assisting children with personal care and classroom activities, helping those with special educational needs, and collaborating closely with teachers to foster a productive learning environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in educational settings and a commitment to promoting children's learning and development.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting children with special educational needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with pupils and teachers.

Responsibilities

• Assist pupils with personal hygiene routines and provide academic support.
• Supervise classroom activities and support individual education plans.
• Provide feedback on pupil progress and liaise with parents.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assist pupils, on an occasional basis, with personal hygiene routines including toilet training, changing on incontinent/sick children, dressing and undressing.
• Supervise the activities of individuals or groups of children (normally up to 8) within the classroom.
• Under the instruction/guidance of a teacher, support pupils with sensory and/or physical impairment.
• Under the instruction/guidance of a teacher, support pupils with non specific learning difficulties.
• Lead 1 to 1 and small group interventions; be able to support the learning of pupils and be able to evidence the impact of your work upon their learning.
• Assist the teacher with lesson/activity planning, delivery and evaluation.
• Under the instruction/guidance of a teacher, support pupils with behavioural, emotional and social development needs e.g. implementation of behaviour management policies/promotion of school policies relating to pupil behaviour.
• Under the instruction/guidance of a teacher/external agency worker support pupils with communication and interactions difficulties.
• Assist pupils in the use of resources including IT.
• Maintain pupils interests and motivation.
• Support individuals and group work assigned by the teacher is raising core skills.
• Support individual education plans.
• Escorting pupils home as required, with another member of staff.
• To be aware of pupil problems, achievements, progress and report to the teacher as agreed.
• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
• Establish a constructive relationship with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs.
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance of a teacher.
• Communicate effectively, have a positive attitude and be able to work successfully as part of a team within the school.

Support for the Teacher/School

• Provide support for learning activities by making a contribution to supporting a teacher in the planning and evaluation of learning activities and supporting the delivery of learning activities.
• Making a contribution to organising effective learning environments and maintaining appropriate records.
• Ability to plan, priorities and organise own work schedule and meet deadlines.
• Undertake routine marking in line with school policy.
• Design and produce displays with minimal supervision.
• Contribute information to pupil records (e.g. assessment information).
• Work with parents to enhance pupils learning.
• Liaise with parents as appropriate.
• Support out of hours school learning activities (within established guidelines).
• Monitor pupils responses to learning activities and record achievement/progress as directed.
• Provide regular feedback to teachers on pupil achievement, progress and problems.
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents and reporting in line with school policy.
• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers.
• Administer routine tests and invigilate exams.
• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils' competence and independence in its use.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, equal opportunities, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Participate in training, other learning activities and performing development as required.
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.