Teaching Assistant (Term Time)

Pay £85-95 a day

Ref KHLSA

Posted Tuesday 26th Sep 2023

Start Date Tuesday 10th Oct 2023

Close Date Thursday 30th Nov 2023 (closed)

Key Stage Secondary

Job Description

Our client, a comprehensive school with good public transport links, is looking for a Teaching Assistant to support individuals and groups of students to enable access to learning, contributing to the development and maintenance of a purposeful, nurturing learning environment.

The role is Full time, term time only and to start as soon as possible, on an ongoing basis.  

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Qualifications to degree level or equivalent
• 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.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• To supervise and provide particular support for identified students, in 1:1, group or whole class situations, ensuring their safety and access to learning
• To assist in the development of appropriate resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies, working with the teacher to ensure the provision supports each identified student's learning needs
• To assist in evaluating identified students' progress through agreed assessment activities
• To provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on students' achievement, progress and needs
• To lead small group sessions and interventions as appropriate
• To attend to the students' personal needs where required
• To support with behaviour management, using appropriate strategies in line with academy policy
• To contribute to creating a purposeful and supportive learning environment
• To undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes as appropriate, adjusting activities to ensure achievement of learning goals