Teaching Assistant Primary

Southampton City Council; Southampton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mark's CE School in Southampton is seeking a dynamic Teaching Assistant to join its Primary Phase. You will connect directly with pupils, helping them access the curriculum, prepare learning materials and run classroom activities.

You will support children with a range of needs, maintain high standards of organisation, and use IT to enhance digital learning within the school environment. We aim to nurture each pupil's emotional and educational development.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication with children, staff and parents.
• Good organisational skills and reliability in a busy school environment.
• Ability to use IT for digital learning and classroom activities.

Responsibilities

• To assist teachers in providing a learning environment that enables all children to access the curriculum and learn to the best of their ability
• To work with and support children with a variety of academic, physical and emotional/behavioural needs on a class, group or individual basis
• To work with and support an identified child with specified academic, physical and emotional/behavioural/medical needs on an individual basis if required

Skills

Communication skills

IT proficiency

Job description

St Mark's CE School is one whole school community, where we create a sense of belonging for all who enter our school. Our ethos of nurture and high standards and expectations will be modelled through the school by excellent staff.

We are looking for a dynamic, talented Teaching Assistant to join our Primary Phase.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will connect directly with the brilliant pupils and young people we care for, helping to make sure they get the very best from their education. You will help prepare learning materials and run classroom activities, with plenty of hands-on experience and some supervision too. You will take responsibility for their emotional and physical needs, supporting them to develop as individuals and engage with the world.

To be successful, you will be able to communicate clearly and persuasively both orally and in writing with children, staff and parents alike, as well as being well organised and hard-working. In addition, you will be proficient in the use of IT and to understand issues that arise in the use of digital learning within a school environment.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To assist teachers in providing a learning environment that enables all children to access the curriculum and learn to the best of their ability
• To work with and support children with a variety of academic, physical and emotional/behavioural needs on a class, group or individual basis
• To work with and support an identified child with specified academic, physical and emotional/behavioural/medical needs on an individual basis if required

We will review applications as and when they are received.