Teaching Assistant in Business - Bexhill, United Kingdom - Bexhill College

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Description

We are a thriving and expanding Sixth Form College with outstanding examination results.

Teaching Assistant in Business

Salary point 3 of the Support Staff Salary Spine £20,025 per annum pro rata

33 hours a week - Term Time Only

To start:
As soon as possible

Closing date:
Monday 27th February 2023 at 9.00am
Penland Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2JG

Title:

Teaching Assistants including Language Assistants

Responsible to:

Heads of Section

Responsible for:

Providing assistance, individually and as part of a team, for supporting students

The post-holder will work under the direction of the Head of Section but may carry out tasks above with or without immediate direction and/or teacher presence.

Post Description

To work inside or outside of the classroom either in college or one of our off site locations as required to provide assistance to specific groups of students in order to enable them to gain maximum benefit from the main programme of study.
To work in the Study Centre or the 'monitored study' provision as required.
To provide one to one support in the breakout areas with students as required
To work with specific students as required including students with additional needs
To act as cover supervisors in the absence of teaching staff.
To act as a personal tutor as required
To carry out staff presence during break times and lunch breaks as set.
To work on the front of house for the Izzard Theatre as requested. This will occasional work and be evenings and weekends. It is attracts additional pay and is planned well in advance, unless circumstance do not allow for this.

Main tasks
Tasks are related to the specific needs of a group of students or the needs of an individual student.

Responsibilities are collective and specific but are likely to include:

Actively assisting teaching staff in the planning and delivery of educational work programmes for individuals, groups and whole classes as appropriate.
Actively assisting students with their programmes of study, working in collaboration with teaching staff, where applicable.
Assisting teaching staff with the management of general learning support needs presented by students.
Assist in the preparation of display materials and learning aids for students in conjunction with teaching staff; undertake simple repair and maintenance and clean and tidy up after use.
Assisting with the links and liaison between Sections, the Curriculum and the Study Centre.
Support students with personal care needs as required.
Taking referrals from students and/or staff to establish their support needs and set up suitable support arrangements in liaison with teaching staff as appropriate.
Performing administrative duties relating to the area of responsibility including the completion and monitoring of Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) as required by the Learning Support

Coordinator.

Act as cover supervisors for classes in the absence of the teacher by:

Outlining work set by teaching staff
Supervising students undertaking the work set
Supporting students as required
Taking the register as required by the College
Reporting to the Course Manager or Head of Section on the performance of the class.
Lead enrichment activities as required
To assist in the supervision of students outside the classroom during breaks/lunch including outside areas and refectory.
To support teaching staff on educational visits as required.
To carry out simple first aid as required.
Working with the Learning Resource Centre and Study Centre if required to provide learning support.
Working with all other College Services as appropriate.
To undertake appropriate training in relation to the post as required. The post 16 teacher training programme is available for appropriately qualified TAs if they wish to take this programme.
To take part in team/section meetings.
To carry out invigilation during examination periods under the direction of the Examinations

Officer - and particularly post May half term.

General

To follow college policy in the management of Health and Safety in all aspects of your work, including a proactive approach to Risk Assessment for all your duties.
Undertake regular appraisal and professional development to ensure proper delivery of these responsibilities. This includes training as required to maintain up to date knowledge of legislation and best practice, and using this knowledge to review college policies and procedures.
Follow good practice and college policy in all aspects of the work and in the management of staff and resources. The postholder will show an awareness of, and compliance with, all college policies and procedures, but particularly those relating to Health & Safety and Equal

Opportunities.