Level 1 Teaching Assistant - Permanent & Fixed Term available.

SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENT Support and direct activities with either individuals or groups of students to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical, emotional and cognitive development; Help with care, personal hygiene and support of students; Contribute to the health and well-being of students; Establish and maintain good working relationships with individual students and groups; Promote and reinforce the students’ self-esteem and independence e.g. support in form time, AoW, unstructured time etc.; Encourage acceptance and inclusion of all students; To support groups of students as directed during formal public or internal school examinations; To assist students on work placements, educational visits, residential, and recreational activities as appropriate; To assist students with self-organisation and in the completion of homework tasks, in allocated periods during the school day; Drawing on knowledge of various forms of individual needs, to develop an understanding of the specific needs of the students within the school community; To liaise effectively with parents/carers as appropriate; To assume responsibility for designated keyworker role at School Action Plus and/or a named Statemented child. SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER Help with the collation of Review/Annual Review meetings; Help with classroom resources and records; To implement learning programmes a directed by the class teacher – with individual or small groups; To monitor individual student’s needs and provide regular feedback to the teacher; Contribute to the management of student behaviour; To participate in the evaluation of the support programme; To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Learning Support Faculty. SUPPORT FOR THE CURRICULUM Support and reinforce the school curriculum including catch up KS3/GCSE work, literacy, numeracy activities in a 1:1 setting and in the classroom; Provide support for learning activities including enrichment activities during the normal school day; Support the use and development of ICT within the classroom; Support the smooth running of the Faculty by covering designated priority lessons of absent staff as and when required by the SENCo; To take responsibility for display and up keep of designated areas in the Faculty. SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and parents; Maintain and safeguard the confidential nature of student/teacher/home issues; Contribute to the maintenance of student safety and security, including break and lunchtime duties in the Faculty and taxi duties; Attend Faculty/Pastoral meetings as appropriate. Act as a First Aider after appropriate training