Little Mead Primary Academy are looking to appoint 3 Level 2 Teaching Assistants to work across the school in Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
Hours: 8:30am - 15:30pm, 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: BG5, N4-5, £24,404 - £24,790 (Actual £18,747 - £19,043)
Contract: Term time only plus insets, Fixed Term
The roles will include a mixture of class-based activities and small group intervention, including 1:1 work. The year group will be decided dependent on the skillset of the successful applicant. The successful applicant will deliver specific interventions and an individualised curriculum to SEND pupils in line with their EHCPs, working under the direction of the class teacher and external agencies.
Daily routine tasks
- Working 1-to-1 with a named child, enabling them to access all areas of the curriculum and work towards developmental milestones, as directed by the class teacher.
- Meeting and greeting the child at the beginning of the day.
- Handing over the child to the parent/carer at the end of each day, sharing successes and key information.
- Liaising and feeding back to the class teacher daily successes and areas for development.
- Delivering speech and language sessions with a clear focus and providing incremental steps for success.
- Providing personal, social, welfare, emotional and behavioural support.
- Facilitating social communication and interaction with peers both in the playground and in the classroom.
- Taking an active interest in the needs and welfare of the named child.
- Talking clearly and concisely to ensure instructions are understood and followed.
- Supporting with intimate care and changing.
- Working alongside teaching staff, parents and a range
Job requirements
- A minimum of 3 GCSEs at C grade or above, including English and Maths
- Teaching Assistant qualification desirable
- Experience of class supervision and assisting with lesson provision to achieve positive learning outcomes
- Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work in tandem with teaching staff
- High expectations of all children and themselves
- A commitment to improving outcomes for children
- A positive attitude and a flexible and enthusiastic approach to their work
- At least 1 years’ experience of working effectively in a learning / childcare setting.
Why join us?
As a Teaching Assistant within Henbury Court Primary Academy, you’ll be able to build upon your existing skillset within a supportive environment, with professional development, training, and career progression opportunities available.
Fluency Duty
This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to converse in spoken English with ease and provide accurate advice around complex situations without hesitation or difficulty for extended periods of time.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants, and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.