Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant
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Job Description
The role of Teaching Assistant is an excellent opportunity to support in changing the lives of young people within our Primary school. This role will contribute to a highquality and invaluable programme of education for vulnerable students who present challenging behaviours.
Providing guidance for our pupils you will ensure that students are effectively supported motivated and challenged encouraging them to see the possibility of a bright future and inspiring them to see the value in the work that they do.
Resilience is a key part of this role alongside a good standard of education and a proactive attitude towards learning behaviour management techniques implementing strategies and utilising deescalation to diffuse behavioural issues.
Main Duties and Accountabilities:
- Engaging in interventions both in and out of lessons to foster effective participation of students in the social behaviour and academic processes of the school.
- Working with the team to implement behaviour management strategies and developing relationships with students who may be vulnerable and/or have complex needs.
- Liaising with other agencies to ensure that student needs are fully met.
- Supporting the teacher in the delivery of engaging and successful lessons.
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Qualifications :
We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate the following qualifications knowledge skills and experience:
- Level 2 English and Maths.
- Knowledge of the statutory requirements of equal opportunities discrimination health and safety SEN and safeguarding of children.
- Experience of teaching children with EAL SEN speech and languages difficulties or other complex needs.
- Ability to work independently supported by the teacher with groups of or individual students.
- Ability to motivate and encourage children appropriately with experience of working with challenging students to understand their needs and able to demonstrate effective behaviour management strategies as and when required.
- Ability to work at an advanced level with the teacher in planning and delivery of teaching activities (including those defined in Individual Education Plans).
- Ability to establish and maintain good relationships and rapport with internal colleagues and external contacts (e.g. parents education psychologists) with willingness to respond flexibly to the needs of a small team.
- High expectations of students behaviour and clear strategies for working with challenging students.
Additional Information :
Salary: 20555.01 prorata per annum (based on 23000 full time equivalent)
Hours of work: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent Term Time only (41 weeks)
Catch22 Independent school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice will be followed and preemployment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.
Unless otherwise stated interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified so early application is strongly advised.
At Catch22 we value equality diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them a purpose and a good place to live.
Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.
Please note we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
