Teaching Assistant (Post B - 25 hours)
Title: Classroom Teaching Assistant
Reports to: Director of SEN, although work may be directed by a Head of Department, HLTA or the Headteacher
Hours: 25 hours per week (term time only)
Salary: Grade 4, points 7 - 10 (£24,294 - 25,545) FTE 0.59 equates to £14,334 - £15,072
PROFESSIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Support for students:
- Develop a detailed knowledge of the particular needs of students with additional needs
- Have a passion for working with/supporting children with SEND
- Provide support for students, ensuring their safety and welfare and accessing learning activities
- Identify specific strategies to support the student (in partnership with the class teacher and SENCO) to learn in a variety of ways, including;
- Clarifying and explaining (but not giving the answer)
- Supporting a student to use the correct equipment
- Assisting in language, behaviour, social skill, reading and handwriting development
- Ensuring work is completed to a high standard
- Developing appropriate resources to support students (in partnership with the class teacher)
- Using small group work, 1:1, withdrawal as methods to help meet the needs of the students
- Establishing excellent relationships with students to promote inclusion and interaction
- Discuss targets set for the students and support their understanding of how to achieve these
- Providing feedback for the student and parents/carers on progress and achievement and commenting on work in exercise books (to also inform the teacher of support given)
- Where needed, accompany students and the department on trips/visits and take responsibility for supervision of groups of students on these trips/visits
- Record notes for parents/tutors in student planners to aid learning and transition
- Be active in class and a visible member of staff
Support for teachers:
- Assist the class teacher in developing appropriate resources to support the learning of students
- Provide detailed and regular feedback to the teacher on the progress of students (in books or verbal) and evaluate progress in partnership
- Contribute to the reviews of progress as a key worker for named students (including My Plan, EHC or reports for outside agencies)
- Promote good behaviour, dealing promptly with any incidents in line with the school policy and the agreement with the specific teacher
- Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers of key students
- Support the department in resource creation and display work
- Advise teachers of the impact of strategies you are developing
- Communicate effectively with the class teacher/HLTA/SENCO to ensure all staff can benefit from examples of best practice
- Attend department meetings and other training
- Become familiar with the content and demands of the subject up to and including GCSE
- Undertake intervention programmes (where needed) to ensure that students make progress in line with their peers
- Assist with the preparation of resources in the department to ensure that the curriculum can be delivered to all students
- Support organisation of students to ensure key messages are recorded and taken home (e.g. ILT)
- Become familiar with the content and demands of the subjects up to and including GCSE
Supporting the school:
- Be aware of the latest updates in child protection, health and safety, confidentiality and data protection in school and the processes of reporting any concerns
- Support and uphold all policies in school
- Be proactive with regard to career development and agree to using coaching observations as a means of improving practice (observing others and being observed)
- Participate in professional development opportunities and the performance management system (involving a skills audit and peer observations)
- Attend and participate in meetings as required
- Set the very best example in dress, attendance and behaviours