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High Level Teaching Assistant

Edmund Waller Primary School, London, SE14 5LY

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• Job start date

  1 September 2022

• Closing date

  1 July 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 June 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, including INSET days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,498-28,497 pro rata subject to COL award April 2022
• Actual salary: £1,548 per month

High Level Teaching Assistant job summary

The School is looking to appoint a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to work under the guidance of the Senior Leadership Team, Teachers and Phase Leads within a structured system of supervision, assisting in whole planning cycle and management/preparation of resources, and providing cover for whole classes occasionally during the short-term absence of teachers. In addition, the successful candidate will: • promote and safeguard the welfare of children • be highly organised, proactive, flexible and adaptable • be reliable, resourceful and responsible • have the initiative to self-manage and prioritise workloads effectively • Assess the needs of the pupils and use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils • Assist with the development and implementation of IEPs • Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs • Deliver literacy and numeracy programmes and make effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of literacy and numeracy skills • Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils' competence and independence in its use • Help pupils to access learning activities through specialist support • Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment resources • Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom • Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs • Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities • Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance • Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement. • Work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment • Work with the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate • Monitor and evaluate pupils' responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives • Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence • Be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested • Undertake marking of pupils' work and accurately record achievement / progress • Promote positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour • Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within your role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents with, or as directed

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding Policy which can be viewed in the policies section on our school website.

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About Edmund Waller Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 432 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Edmund Waller Primary School website
• Email address: jobs@edmundwaller.lewisham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 020 7639 0436
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/edmund-waller-primary-school

Edmund Waller is a 2 form entry school situated in the Telegraph Hill area of New Cross, within 10 minutes walk of Nunhead. It has very spacious grounds and large classrooms.

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