Teaching Assistant at Cherry Orchard Primary School
What skills and experience we're looking for
Main Activities:
Supporting the pupil
- Assisting pupils in the acquisition of basic literacy and numeracy skills.
- To assist pupils in making progress across all subject areas.
- Working with pupils on an individual or group basis as required by the class teacher.
- Assist in offsite visits
- Aid pupils with special needs to access all subjects of the national curriculum and encourage their independence as learners.
- Ensure pupils understand instructions.
- Motivate and encourage pupils to behave well in and around school.
- Acquaint themselves with the support materials in and around the school for individual pupil or group use.
- Assist the teacher in developing a supportive and trusting relationship with other adults and children.
- Promote and reinforce pupil self-esteem through praise and encouragement.
- Be sensitive to the general welfare and care of all pupils within the school, drawing areas of concern to the attention of the class teacher.
- Meet the physical and/ or hygiene needs of pupils as required.
- Act as support worker for children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.
- Support children at lunchtime.
- Supporting the teacher.
- Have access to the planned teaching and learning activities for the class.
- Record pupil progress to inform future planning for coverage of the national curriculum.
- Assist the teacher in evaluation of work undertaken and help plan future progress for identified pupils.
- Help with reasonable requests for preparation of materials to support teaching and learning.
- Assist with reasonable requests for minor administrative tasks e.g. photocopying and laminating.
- Under the direction of the class teacher, ensure a safe environment is maintained within the classroom/ school for all pupils.
Supporting the school
- Attend training when appropriate and after consultation with the Headteacher.
- Be aware of and support all the school’s policies.
- Be aware of the school safety procedures e.g. fire drill/ health and safety policy.
- Treat as confidential all information on individual pupils and refer parents to the class teacher should any questions of individuals asked.
- Foster positive links between home and school.
- After negotiation with the line manager, carry out the administration of elementary first aid at break times to pupils throughout the school (qualified staff only).
- Perform any reasonable duties as requested by the senior leadership team.
What the school offers its staff
We believe that collaboration and staff wellbeing are at the heart of our success. Supported by our trust, we offer a range of benefits to enhance our work environment and support the professional and personal growth of our staff, including work-life balance. Education Mutual Staff can access a comprehensive range of healthcare services through Education Mutual, including mental health support, 24/7 GP Healthline, physiotherapy, stress management resources, and occupational health services. Find out more about Healthcare and Wellbeing Services here: www.educationmutual.co.uk/servic e/healthcare-and-wellbeing/ Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a defined benefit plan, meaning your pension is calculated based on your salary and length of service and adjusted for inflation. This ensures a secure and guaranteed income in retirement, unaffected by investment performance. Find out more about LGPS here: www.lgpsmember.org/
Other staff benefits include:
- Competitive salary
- Six INSET days per year
- Protected CPL time
- Continued professional development pathway for every role
- No work communication outside working hours
- Excellent holiday entitlement for support staff: Bank holidays plus 25 days paid holiday (pro rata)
- 5 days extra paid holiday after 5 years’ service (pro rata)
- ‘Time for You’ day
- Family-friendly policies including flexible working, occupational maternity and paternity pay
- Reasonable release time for significant personal events
- Length of service awards
- Resources for retirement and financial planning
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Free tea, coffee and milk
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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