Teaching Assistant - St Helens, United Kingdom - Kworks

Kworks

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St Helens, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location

Rainford, St Helens

Working Days: Monday

Friday
Shift Pattern: Pupils arrive at9am and leave at 2:30pm

- £16,000 pa (depending on experience)

Must have a good standard of secondary education, including Maths and English

We are a small, calm, creative Independent Specialist School for young people aged 11 to 16 with an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) who find the hustle and bustle of bigger settings overwhelming.

We follow a bespoke, therapeutic, and nurturing approach to support pupils with a range of neuro diverse and developmental.

Key responsibilities
We are recruiting for a Maths Teaching Assistant to join a Secondary SEN school in Rainford.

This Maths Teaching Assistant role is to support pupils to access the curriculum through dedicated support in small groups and a 1:1 basis.

(Class sizes are 6-8 pupils).

The aim of the Maths Teaching Assistant is to raise the pupil's standards in Numeracy, enabling them to become independent learners.

Principal Responsibilities:

Support Mathematics teachers within the classroom and help to facilitate the active participation of

- the KS3 children in the social and academic activities of the school.

Contribute to raising standards of achievement for all pupils.
To give support to other staff in KS
To implement and support the daily routines within KS
Being aware of daily and forthcoming events.
Being a positive role model for the children and parents.
Maintain positive professional relationships with all colleagues.
Actively promoting the ethos and vision of the school.
Supporting special school events, trips, and visits.
Attending relevant inservice training
Undertaking playground/lunchtime supervision as required
Undertaking other duties as required
Take appropriate action to support child protection and the safeguarding of children.

Main duties and tasks:

To liaise with the mathematics department and SENCO to help plan the mathematics intervention programme.
To contribute to the development and provision of a highquality learning environment, which will meet the individual and collective needs of all children.
To regularly evaluate the children's development and contribute to record keeping.
To track the progress of pupils whose progress or attainment in Mathematics is below that expected.
To support all school staff towards maintaining a good team working relationship.
To liaise with parents where necessary.
To work alongside the KS3 staff team.

Supporting children with their learning and personal development both individually and in groups by:

Delivering intervention programmes.
Clarifying and explaining instructions, tasks, and learning.
Ensuring children have access to the appropriate materials and equipment.
Motivating and encouraging.
Fostering good behaviour and care and consideration for others.
Encouraging the children to think and talk about their learning and listen attentively.
Providing focussed support for children with identified special needs.
Promoting and reinforcing the children's selfesteem

Supporting the teacher (and other professionals as appropriate) by:

Assisting in the development of suitable programmes of support and teaching resources for children.

Supporting the school achieve its aims by:

Being aware of and following relevant school procedures and policies.
Promoting positive links between home and school and the wider community.
Respecting the sensitivity and confidentiality of information about the children and the school in.

Skills required
This Maths Teaching Assistant position is highly rewarding. You need to be able to.

To be able is to raise the pupil's standards in Numeracy, enabling them to become independent learners.
Excellent communication and listening skills.
Ability to raise student attainment.
Demonstrate care compassion and empathy.
Be patient and have the ability to remain calm and professional in stressful situations.
Flexible and 0pen to change
Be able to interact with young people during extracurricular times.
Able to encourage pupils to participate in the academic and social life of the school.