Teaching Assistant Mount Charles ARB

Pencalenick School; Truro; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Pencalenick School in Cornwall is seeking a dedicated school support assistant to help pupils with profound and complex learning needs. You will work under the Teacher's guidance to deliver curriculum content, support personal care, and contribute to a safe learning environment.

You will establish positive relationships with pupils, assist with learning activities, supervise breaks and educational visits, and participate in meetings and safeguarding duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Assist pupils to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes per the curriculum with appropriate learning support.
• Establish supportive relationships with pupils, encouraging individual development, acceptance, social integration, and self-esteem.
• Carry out administration related to pupil progress, health, behaviour and wellbeing and feed back as appropriate.
• Effectively use IT systems as required by the school.
• Work independently with groups of children on specific tasks under teacher supervision.
• Contribute to meetings with parents, providing constructive feedback on pupil progress, achievement and behaviour.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive home/pupil/staff/school information.
• Administer minor first aid where trained.
• Administer medically prescribed drugs as per procedure.
• Assist with the safe physical and medical needs of pupils including personal hygiene, mobility and feeding where trained.
• Support management of pupils with challenging emotional/behavioural difficulties to prevent harm.
• Supervise pupils during breaks and organise play time activities.
• Accompany children on educational visits as supervised by senior staff.
• Contribute to class meetings, staff meetings and INSET.
• Carry out interventions as required.
• Raise safeguarding concerns according to policy.
• Assist with swimming and sports activities where relevant.
• Deliver therapy to pupils such as physiotherapy or speech and language therapy as guided by professionals.
• Input into planning of lesson content led by teaching staff where relevant.
• Provide pastoral care to pupils where relevant.
• Ensure teaching aids are available by monitoring stock and ordering supplies.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining teaching resources and keeping classrooms tidy.

Job description

About us:

We are a specialist educational trust on a journey to raise the bar and set new standards for Special Educational Needs (SEN) throughout the South West.

The Role:

• Hold and articulate clear values and moral purpose, focused on supporting pupils.

• Demonstrate optimistic personal behaviour, positive relationships and attitudes towards pupils with profound, severe and complex learning needs, the workforce, and towards parents, governors and local community.

• Lead by example - with integrity, creativity, resilience, and clarity

• Sustain knowledge and understanding of education and school systems locally and pursue continuous professional development.

• To support the educational, social and physical needs of pupils including those with severe physical, learning and complex behavioural difficulties, supporting the curriculum and school through the provision of assistance to the Teacher.

Key Responsibilities:

Expectations

• Hold and articulate clear values and moral purpose, focused on supporting pupils.

• Demonstrate optimistic personal behaviour, positive relationships and attitudes towards pupils with profound, severe and complex learning needs, the workforce, and towards parents, governors and local community.

• Lead by example - with integrity, creativity, resilience, and clarity

• Sustain knowledge and understanding of education and school systems locally and pursue continuous professional development.

Main duties

• Assist children in developing knowledge, skills and attitudes as defined by the curriculum, taking into account the learning support involved to aid the children to learn effectively

• Establish supportive relationships with pupils, encouraging individual development, acceptance, social integration, and development of self-esteem

• Carry out administration in relation to pupil progress, monitoring health, behaviour and general wellbeing and feeding back or adapting as appropriate

• Effectively use IT systems as required by the school

• Work independently with groups of children on specific tasks, under the overall responsibility of the Teacher

• Contribute to meetings with parents (which may be held outside of school hours), providing constructive feedback on pupil progress, achievement and behaviour where relevant

• Maintain confidentiality in regards to sensitive issues linked to home/pupil/staff/school

• Administer minor first aid where training has been undertaken

• Administer medically prescribed drugs as per the approved procedure

• Assist with the safe physical and medical needs of pupils, including:

• personal hygiene/self-care, for example toileting or changing

• specialist care, for example one-to-one feeding where training has been undertaken

• mobility needs, for example use of wheelchairs or hoists where training has been undertaken

• Support in the management of pupils with challenging emotional and behavioural difficulties so as to prevent harm and disruption to the pupil or others

• Supervise pupils during break time, and plan and organise play time activities, where required

• Accompany children on educational visits as supervised by senior staff

• Contribute to class meetings, staff meetings and school-based INSET

• Carry out interventions as required

• Raise any concerns in accordance with the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures

• Assist with duties relating to pupil swimming and sports activities/events where relevant

• Deliver therapy to pupils such as physiotherapy or speech and language therapy as guided by professionals where training has been undertaken

• Input into planning of lesson content led by teaching staff where relevant

• Provide pastoral care to pupils where relevant

• Ensure all teaching aids are readily available by monitoring stock levels of materials, checking for missing/damaged equipment, arranging for new supplies to be ordered where relevant

• Assist in preparing, using and maintaining relevant teaching resources, including wall displays and ensuring classrooms are left clean and tidy

Our Total Reward Offer

The Special Partnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of the Trust.

Our People Strategy is designed to help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as drive engagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and high potential employees. It reflects our belief in putting our people first. This does not mean putting our learners second. It is based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our staff feel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn will provide the best possible outcome for our learners.

We recognise that our total reward offer, has got to consist of more than just money. We seek to provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access to health/wellbeing tools, training & development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feel valued.

Safeguarding:

The Special Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education; the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.