Learning Support Assistant - Leeds, United Kingdom - Career Teachers

Career Teachers

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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Starting in January 2023, we have an exciting opportunity for a proactive and energetic Teaching Assistant (TA) to join the teaching faculty at Ofsted rated SEND School in Leeds.

Providing you with the chance to work under the guidance of teaching staff,undertaking support programmes that enable access to learning for all pupils, catering to their varied needs.

This specialist setting, is an inclusive and progressive learning environment that prides itself on its dedication to ensuring every child receives a first-class education and achieves their full potential.

As a Teaching Assistant (TA) at this Ofsted rated SEND school in Leeds, you will be responsible for providing learning support to individuals and groups while supporting teaching staff.

You will be supporting pupils aged 2 to 19 years old with special educationalneeds.

You will be combining your knowledge of learning support and teaching techniques with your compassion and understanding of learning needs and, in some cases, difficulties to support pupils in their educational career and Teachers in their duties.

As a Teaching Assistant (TA) you will have:

Experience in supporting pupils in a classroom environment, including those with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Additional Learning Needs (ALN).
Confidence in managing challenging behaviours
Sound understanding of child development and learning.
The ability to demonstrate active listening skills and strong verbal communication skills.
A dedication to establishing positive relationships with pupils and understanding their needs.
The ability to provide varying levels of individual attention, reassurance and support with learning tasks as appropriate to pupils' needs.
Willingness and ability to adapt to a wide range of duties in response to changing circumstances.
The ability to monitor a pupil's response to learning activities and modify or adapt the activities to achieve the intended learning outcomes.
The confidence to selfevaluate learning needs and actively seek new teaching methods.
The ability to provide constructive feedback to pupils in a way that reinforces selfesteem.
The ability to handle complex and sensitive issues with empathy and understanding.
Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of the college team.
Demonstrable commitment to equal opportunities.
An interest in continuing your personal and professional development.

To be a good fit for a Teaching Assistant (TA) role, you will need to be:

Empathetic and compassionate
Wellpresented and professional
Positive and motivational.
Supportive and understanding.
Trustworthy and ethical.
Assertive and confident.
Flexible and resourceful.

As a Teaching Assistant (TA) you will:

Supervise and provide support for all pupils, ensuring their safety and ability to access learning activities and understand the information presented.
Assist with the development and implementation of individual education and behaviour plans.
Establish trusting relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs and personalities.
Actively promote the inclusion and acceptance of pupils and staff, supporting diversity and ensuring all pupils have equal access to opportunities for learning and development.
Encourage pupils to interact with the class and engage in activities throughout the lesson.
Set challenging expectations for pupils to exceed their expectations and achieve learning goals.
Promote selfesteem and independence.
Provide feedback to pupils about their progress and achievements under the guidance of the teaching staff.
Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment and assist with the display of pupils' work.
Assist with planning learning activities and undertake administrative tasks such as photocopying, typing, and filing as needed.
Provide detailed feedback to Teachers on pupil's achievement, progress and any problems that arise.
Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policies, encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their behaviour.
Support the use of computer technology in learning activities and develop pupils' competence and independence in its use.
Prepare, maintain and use equipment and resources required for learning activities and assist pupils in their use.
Uphold policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person.
Assist with the supervision of pupils, including before and after school and at lunchtime/break periods.
Accompany teaching staff and pupils on extracurricular visits, school trips and after school activities, taking responsibility for a group of pupils under the Teacher's supervision when needed.
Assist with the supervision of pupils alongside other support staff during the first day of a class Teachers' absence.