Teaching Assistant - Mulberry Baird Primary

Mulberry Baird Primary; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Mulberry Baird Primary is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support learning across classes and small groups. The role focuses on safeguarding pupils and promoting achievement, personal development and wellbeing.

You will monitor pupil responses, provide feedback, and work closely with teachers to deliver scaffolded activities and targeted support. The post involves supervising pupils during breaks and trips and adapting to individual needs.

Responsibilities

• Support teaching and learning for whole class, groups and individuals.
• Monitor pupils' responses and provide feedback on progress.
• Build positive relationships and adapt to individual needs.
• Create a safe learning environment and manage resources.
• Demonstrate curriculum knowledge and support teachers and pupils.
• Implement behaviour management in line with academy policy.
• Support pupils including those with EHCP and/or Behaviour Support Plan.
• Supervise pupils during breaks, meals, trips and other activities.
• Deliver scaffolded learning activities one-to-one and in small groups.
• Provide additional scaffolding and resources as required.

Job description

• Support teaching and learning (i.e. whole class, smallgroups, one to one), ensuring the safeguarding of pupils and promotingachievement, personal development and wellbeing.
• Monitor and evaluate pupils’responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording ofachievement against pre-determined learning objectives. Provide feedback topupils in relation to progress and achievement.
• Build highly effective, positive andnurturing relationships with pupils, communicating effectively and sensitivelyand adapting to individual needs to support learning.
• Create and maintain a purposeful,stimulating and safe learning environment by organising and managing physicallearning environments and resources for groups of pupils or individuals.
• Demonstrate a level of subject andcurriculum knowledge relevant to the role and apply this effectively insupporting teachers and pupils.
• Implement behaviour managementstrategies consistently in line with academy policy and procedures.
• Demonstrate understanding of theneeds of all pupils and how to support them.
• Work collaboratively with classroomteachers and other colleagues to effectively support the learning of all pupilsincluding those with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and/or BehaviourSupport Plan.
• Undertake planned supervision of pupils during break andmealtimes in school, on visits and school trips and other out of schoolactivities as required.
• Work1:1 and in small groups with pupils to deliver a range of scaffolded learningactivities, as well as interventions.
• Supportkey pupils by providing additional scaffolding and resources, adapting languageas required.