Teaching Assistant - Norfolk, United Kingdom - The Fen Rivers Academy
Description
Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose.
We call these our '3Ps'.
The Fen Rivers Academy opened in June 2018 and has special school status for children with social, emotional and mental health needs.
However, it is in an exciting period of expansion and we are growing to a key stage 1-4 school for 100 pupils.
Do you have a passion for developing the minds of young people? Are you a good role model who believes that with enough work and commitment anything is possible? Maybe you've always wanted to teach but don't have the qualifications or a way into teaching? If you have answered 'yes' to any of the above, you could be the Teaching Assistant we are looking for.
You will be an ambitious Teaching Assistant who can work in partnership with our Teacher to motivate and inspire a group of learners who have not had good experiences of Education up until now.
This role isn't just about helping our students gain qualifications, it's about helping them to see a life beyond the qualification.
Your responsibilities will be:
Working with individual or groups of children, assisting in ensuring pupils are kept on task and complete activities set by teachers.
Delivery of SEN interventions
Helping to implement lesson plans, aims and contents with the teacher
Providing feedback to pupils
Taking charge of small groups of pupils for defined activities
Supporting and working with the teacher in testing/assessment
In addition, you will be:
Taking responsibility for a whole class during the temporary absence of a teacher
Working with challenging students away from the classroom as a respite strategy
Working external to the school site, e.g. on trips, educational visits etc
Qualifications
Trained to at least to NVQ2 standard
Basic literacy and numeracy skills
Essential Skills and Experience
Experience of teaching children with EAL, SEN, Speech and language difficulties and other complex needs
Knowledge of the statutory requirements of equal opportunities, discrimination, health and safety, SEN & safeguarding of children
High expectations of pupils' behaviour and clear strategies for working with challenging pupils
Ability to motivate and encourage children appropriately
Ability to work independently, supported by the teacher, with groups of or individual pupils
Essential personal qualities
Ability to cope with emotionally demanding situations
The ability to develop and maintain good professional relationships
Good communication skills and able to clarify and explain instructions clearly
Commitment to raising the levels of achievement of children of all abilities
Committed to and be able to actively demonstrate safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
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