Teaching Assistant - Forest Gate, United Kingdom - Earlham Primary School

Description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -To know the main policies of the school / Trust and follow them. -To ensure systems to support pupil welfare, including safeguarding and health and safety, are adhered to. -To take every opportunity to develop pupils' language, reading, numeracy and related skills as directed by class teachers.

-To assist in monitoring and recording the progress of individual pupils in accordance with school procedures, and reporting to class teachers.

-To give oral and written feedback to pupils on their attainment in order to promote further progress.

-To work with teachers to identify and respond appropriately to pupils' individual needs, assisting pupils in areas of specific difficulty.

-Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom -Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs -To assist the teacher in setting appropriate learning and behaviour expectations of pupils and supporting pupils appropriately to achieve these.

-To help promote and reinforce pupils' self-esteem, encouraging inclusion of pupils with special educational needs.

-To help create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment for pupils' learning, ensuring that pupils are able to use equipment and materials provided.

-In the presence of the teacher, present agreed learning tasks in a clear and stimulating manner to help maintain pupils' interest and motivation; to work with pupils individually and collectively by contributing to decisions about the most appropriate learning goals and strategies.

-Outside the classroom, to work with groups of pupils.

The number of pupils included will reflect the nature of the task, the pupils concerned, the location involved and the length of time to be supervised.

At all times a named teacher will have ultimate responsibility and be available to be called to give support and take appropriate decisions -To provide information that supports the preparation and review of Education Health Care Plans and to action appropriate tasks from EPs.

-To use a range of supporting techniques, including computers and other resources, and consider in consultation with the teacher when and how to deploy them.

-Under the direction of appropriate professionals and after adequate training, to assist in meeting particular pupil's needs e.g. physical development, speech/language development, and medical needs identified in an approved care plan agreed by parents. The scope of these duties are that which would generally be carried out by a parent.

This excludes the medical procedures spelt out in point 2-After adequate training, to carry out welfare duties in relation to the physical and care needs of the pupils, including dressing, feeding and toileting if appropriate, whilst encouraging independence wherever possible.

This excludes the medical procedures spelt out in point 22 of this job description. -To produce and maintain classroom resources, displays and classroom layout in consultation with the teacher. -To help train pupils in the individual and collaborative study skills necessary for learning. -To work alongside other adults, including teachers, trainee teachers, and other support staff. -To supervise pupils during breaks and/or lunchtimes. -To maintain confidentiality at all times with regard to both supported pupils and the wider school.

-To take part in in-service training, relevant performance management arrangements and other meetings, as directed in normal contracted working hours; to be conversant with school policies and procedures.

-Carry out routine clerical tasks e.g. collecting trip money, distributing letters and producing class lists.

-Other appropriate duties relevant to the purpose of the post and within the grading and competency of the post holder, as reasonably required by the teacher/head teacher.

-To undertake the medical tasks of tube feeding, urinary catheterisation, suction and postural drainage, nebulised medication, rectal medication and replacement of tracheostomy tubes based on pupil need.

Training will be provided for these tasks. With regard to the above task, an additional payment will be made to all staff who carry this out.

-Such other duties, within the competence of the post-holder, which may be required, reasonably, from time to time e.g some of our SEND pupils attend swimming lessons and a member of staff is required to get into the pool alongside the children.

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract


Salary:
£20,525.00-£20,835.00 per year


Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
In person