Teaching Assistant - Okehampton, United Kingdom - Dartmoor MAT

Dartmoor MAT

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Okehampton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Work Pattern: 30 hours, 38 weeks per year

Salary:
Grade C £10.98/hour

Job Term:
Permanent

Closing Date: 22nd March 2023

There are 18 schools within Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust, 3 secondary, 14 primary schools and a SEMH school which opened in September.

On appointment, your main place of work will be at Okehampton College but you may be required to work at any other premises occupied by the Employer or any of the Employer's Academies within Devon as directed by the Employer.

This job description is not a comprehensive definition of the post.

Discussions will take place on a regular basis to clarify individual responsibilities within the general framework and character of the post as identified below.

Job Purpose:

To work under the direct instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for students and to assist the teacher in the management of students and the classroom.

Interventions may be carried out in the classroom or may regularly take place outside the main teaching area.

To undertake group work and ensuring the welfare and development of students and to meet the needs of students with special educational needs and disabilities.

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Main duties and responsibilities:

To work under instruction/guidance to enable access to learning by:

Attending to the welfare and care of pupils including those with special educational needs.
Delivering predetermined learning/care/support programmes.
Implementing literacy/numeracy programmes.
Assisting with the planning cycle.
Undertaking general clerical/administrative support for the teacher/department.

Duties

Support the teacher by:

Creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans.
Assisting with the display of pupils' work.
Using strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals.
Assisting with the planning of learning activities on a regular basis.
Monitoring pupils' responses to learning activities and accurately recording achievement/progress as directed.
Providing detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils' achievement, progress, problems etc.
Promoting good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
Establishing constructive relationships with parents/carers and, where appropriate, participating in feedback sessions with parents alongside the teacher.
Administering routine tests, invigilating exams and undertaking routine marking of pupils' work.
Providing clerical/administrative support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing.

Supporting pupils by:

Supervising and providing particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning/activities during lessons.
Supporting students with medical conditions/needs to include attending to the pupil's personal needs, and implementing related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.
Assisting with the development and implementation of Individual Education/ Behaviour Plans and Personal Care Programmes.
Establishing constructive relationships with pupils and interacting with them according to individual needs.
Promoting the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
Encouraging pupils to interact with others and to engage in activities led by the teacher.
Setting challenging and demanding expectations and promoting selfesteem and independence.
Providing feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance of the teacher.

Support the curriculum by:

Undertaking structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes and adjusting activities according to pupil responses.
Undertaking programmes linked to local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, KS3, KS4 and/or KS5, recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher.
Supporting the use of ICT in learning activities and developing pupils' competence and independence in its use.
Preparing, maintaining and using equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assisting pupils in their use.

Support the school by:

Being aware of and complying with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, and reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
Being aware of and supporting difference and ensuring all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
Contributing to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
Appreciating and supporting the role of other professionals.
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