Teaching Assistant - Newham, United Kingdom - Harris Federation

Harris Federation

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Newham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Summary

Harris Science Academy East London is looking for a Teaching Assistant to support individuals and groups of students at the academy, including those with SEND.

This will involve supporting learning in the classroom and attending to students' personal needs where required, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.

About Us Are you ready to change the world?** Harris Science Academy East London is a new, small school with big ambitions. Join us on our mission to help our children become _leaders in their chosen field_ _with many leading in science_ and to become one of the top schools in the UK.

This is no ordinary school.

Situated in an eclectic array of buildings next to the renowned Three Mills Studios (location of BBC's _Masterchef_) amongst the iconic East London canal network, this is a unique setting to provide a life changing education for the children of East London.

We believe we will succeed in this mission through a relentless focus on the basic functions of a high performing school:

Unified leadership and alignment behind a powerful mission.
Exemplary student behaviour.
A welltaught, unapologetically academic education for all children.
Regular opportunities for character development.

Every member of our school community is a leader. We believe that leadership does not have to be macho or at the expense of others.

Our values of GRACE help us to achieve success in a collegiate and sustainable way:

- _Growth - _the belief that we can always improve and that feedback from others is essential for our development.
- _Responsibility -_ we own our decisions and recognise when we need to put things right or make a change.
- _Ambition -_ the belief that access to the top grades, the best universities and elite careers are available for our children.
- _Compassion -_ we are kind to others and grateful for what we have.
- _Excellence -_ we prioritise doing the basics well day after day, so we build habits that lead to success.

If you are aligned, driven and committed to doing what works, this is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation undergoing rapid transformation.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

Supervising and supporting identified students in 1:1, group or whole class situations, ensuring their safety and access to learning in a purposeful and supportive learning environment.
Assisting in developing resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies, working with the teacher to ensure the provision supports learning needs.
Assisting in evaluating identified students' progress and providing feedback on their achievements, progress and needs.
Leading small group sessions and interventions as appropriate.
Attending to students' personal needs where required.
Supporting with behaviour management.
Undertaking learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities to ensure achievement of learning goals.
Assisting with the supervision of students out of lesson times, including playtimes and undertaking lunchtime duty.
Supporting students with their learning and development in respect of local and national learning strategies.
Preparing the classroom for lessons, clearing afterwards and assisting with the display of students' work.
Preparing and maintaining resources and assisting students in their use.
Undertaking record keeping as requested.
Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with parents/carers, gathering and reporting information as directed.
Providing administrative support as required.
Accompanying teaching staff and students on visits, trips and off site activities as required.

Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications to degree level or equivalent
Basic knowledge of SEND and learning barriers
Some knowledge of strategies in working with young people with challenging behaviours
Knowledge of some of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace
Experience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students
Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels
Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload
Good literacy and numeracy skills
Good interpersonal and communication skills, with an excellent standard of written and spoken English
Good administrative and organisational skills
Ability to interest, encourage, motivate and engage children
Ability to work effectively with team members across a wide range of levels and responsibilities
Good ICT skills, including a working knowledge of Microsoft packages and the ability to update records and databases.
Ability to work using own initiative, exercising good judgement where unsupervised
Flexibility of approach to work
Ability t