Teaching Assistant - Temporary

Alsager School; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Alsager School is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support teaching staff in delivering learning activities and to help foster pupils’ intellectual and social development. The role involves working with the SENDCo and class teachers to plan lessons where possible.

You will supervise pupils, monitor progress, liaise with parents, and help maintain records and classroom resources while contributing to a safe, positive learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist teaching staff in the delivery of learning activities and work programmes and undertake predetermined activities with pupils so their intellectual and social development is fostered.
• Provide input into the planning and evaluation of learning activities for individuals and groups of pupils to enable informed decisions when developing plans.
• Supervise the activities of individuals or groups of pupils both in and out of the classroom (including educational visits) to ensure safety and facilitate development in line with behaviour policy.
• Monitor pupil progress and report to teaching staff/line manager to inform decisions regarding IEPs, Behaviour Plans and Personal Care Programmes.
• Liaise with parents and carers with teaching staff to communicate pupil wellbeing.
• Record pupil information as specified by staff/line manager to maintain school information systems.
• Attend to personal, social and physical needs of pupils to support wellbeing.
• Prepare and maintain learning equipment and keep the classroom clean and tidy.
• Display and present pupils’ work to enhance the classroom environment and celebrate achievement.
• Attend staff and other meetings and participate in staff training and development as required.

Job description

PrincipalResponsibilities:

To work collaboratively with teaching staffand work with other support staff to enhance the development and education ofchildren in accordance with the aims and policies of the school.

Thefollowing duties and responsibilities will be carried out after consultationwith the SENDCo and the relevant class teacher.Whenever possible the Teaching Assistant will be involved in theplanning of the lessons.

• 1 Assist teaching staff in the delivery oflearning activities and work programmes and undertake predeterminedactivities with pupils so that their intellectual and social development(including self-reliance and self-esteem) is fostered.
• 2 Provide input into the planning andevaluation of learning activities for individuals and groups of pupils toenable the teaching staff to make informed decisions when developing theirplans.
• 3 Supervise the activities of individuals orgroups of pupils both in and out of the classroom (including educationalvisits) to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical and emotionaldevelopment in accordance with the school's behaviour management policy.
• 4 Monitor individual pupil’s progress,achievements and development and report these to the teaching staff/linemanager to inform decisions taken regarding the Individual Education Plan,Behaviour Plans and Personal Care Programmes for a pupil.
• 5 Liaise with parents and carers inconjunction with the teaching staff to ensure effective communicationconcerning the pupils' wellbeing.
• 6 Record pupilinformation as specified by the teaching staff/line manager to ensure thatschools’ information systems are maintained.
• 7 Attend to thepersonal, social and physical needs of pupils so that their well-being ismaintained.
• 8 Prepare andmaintain learning equipment and ensure that the classroom is kept clean andtidy.
• 9 Display andpresent the pupils' work under the direction of teaching staff, so that itenhances the classroom environment and celebrates achievement.
• 10 Attend staff andother meetings and participate in staff training development work and staffreviews as required

Notwithstandingthe detail in this job description, in accordance with TCT’s FlexibilityPolicy the job holder will undertake such work as may be determined by theHeadteacher/Governing Body from time to time, up to or at a level consistentwith the Main Responsibilities of the job.

In conclusion:

Inorder to ensure the future successful development of our school, we are keen toappoint only staff of the highest ability or with the greatest promise. Working at Alsager School is demanding butthe rewards are commensurate in a school with strong leadership, dedicatedstaff, supportive parents and pleasant, friendly and highly motivatedpupils. The School is proud of itssupportive ethos and the person appointed can expect much help, guidance andsupport from colleagues.

AlsagerSchool is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to safeguardingand promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to sharethis commitment.