Teaching Assistant - SARP

Harris Academy Rainham; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Academy Rainham in London is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support individuals and groups of students in the SARP. This role involves assisting in the classroom and attending to students' personal needs, including social, health, hygiene and welfare matters.

The successful candidate will have degree-level qualifications, basic knowledge of SEND and learning barriers, and experience working with young people in education.

Qualifications

• Qualifications to degree level or equivalent.
• Basic knowledge of SEND and learning barriers.
• Experience with young people in an education or training environment.
• Experience establishing positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Good ICT skills and MS Office knowledge.
• Ability to work using own initiative and exercise good judgement.
• Flexibility to adapt to different tasks and environments.
• Awareness of Health and Safety in the workplace.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals and groups of students in the classroom.
• Attend to students' personal needs including social, health, hygiene and welfare matters.
• Assist with learning activities and monitor progress.
• Maintain positive relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Manage own workload with good organisation and time management.

Skills

Literacy & Numeracy

English proficiency

Communication

MS Office

Teamwork

Initiative

Flexibility

Organisational skills

Experience with young people

Time management

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Harris Academy Rainham is looking for a Teaching Assistant to support individuals and groups of students in the SARP.

This will involve supporting learning in the classroom and attending to students' personal needs where required, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.

The actual salary for this role will be £24,543 - £24,894 (36 hours per week, 38 weeks per year; 08:00-16:00 Monday-Thursday, 08:00-14:30 Friday).

The successful candidate will have:

• Qualifications to degree level or equivalent
• Basic knowledge of SEND and learning barriers
• Some knowledge of strategies in working with young people with challenging behaviours
• Knowledge of some of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace
• Experience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students
• Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels
• Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with an excellent standard of written and spoken English
• Good administrative and organisational skills
• Ability to interest, encourage, motivate and engage children
• Ability to work effectively with team members across a wide range of levels and responsibilities
• Good ICT skills, including a working knowledge of Microsoft packages and the ability to update records and databases.
• Ability to work using own initiative, exercising good judgement where unsupervised
• Flexibility of approach to work
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercising tact and diplomacy