Teaching Assistant

Delamere CofE Primary Academy, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0ST

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 November 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 18 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months
• Pay scale: Competitive

What skills and experience we're looking for

Delamere Church of England Primary Academy is looking for an exceptional individual to join the school as a Teaching Assistant. We would like someone who is good at communication with children, parents and staff, and has the skills and desire to enthuse children each and every day.

We believe that we have something special to offer the successful applicant. Delamere is a truly great place to work, our foundations being based on creating an environment that allows children to realise their full potential. If you are looking for a new exciting challenge, if you are organised and hardworking and have the passion required to work with us then please apply.

Satisfactory enhanced DBS check and references.

Personal Qualities & Attributes

• • Experience of working in schools
  • The ability to work with children across the primary age range.
  • Being able to work with parents and carers, outside agencies, in partnerships and collaboration to secure achievement, enrichment opportunities and resources for children.
  • Creative, warm, engaging and transparent
  • Well organised, calm and very positive, confident and assuring.
  • Able to quickly engage and build appropriate relationships with children.
  • Able to encourage, inspire, motivate children.
  • Dependable and reliable, with an excellent record of attendance.
  • Willing to go the extra mile
  • Flexible
  
  

Skills

A good understanding of the national Key Stage (KS) curriculum and child development and learning.

The ability to demonstrate active listening skills and strong verbal communication skills, building 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.

The ability to monitor a pupil’s response to learning activities and modify or adapt the activities to achieve the intended learning outcomes.

The ability to provide constructive feedback to pupils in a way that reinforces self-esteem, handling complex and sensitive issues with empathy and understanding.

An interest in continuing your personal and professional development, self-evaluating learning needs and actively seeking new teaching methods.

The ability to use a computer and the main office software packages competently such as Word and PowerPoint.

What the school offers its staff

The North West Academies Trust

Our success is driven by a commitment to relentlessly work to improve standards and outcomes for our pupils. As specialists in providing high-quality education, we are passionate about supporting schools within their communities and helping to ensure outstanding learning opportunities for every child. The ten schools in our trust provide high-quality teaching and strong leadership in a creative, supportive and aspirational environment. We focus on driving up standards and have the necessary experience of improving standards in education to provide the right learning environment for all children and young adults to achieve their full potential. We are an organisation built on strong foundations, enabling us to expand and welcome new schools with ease, whilst retaining focus on our core commitment to excellence in education.

Flexible working opportunities

Key Dates:

Closing date: 25.11.24 9am

Shortlisting- 25.11.24, Informal chat 28.11.24

Activity and interviews 03.12.24

Further details about the role

Job Description

This Teaching Assistant role involves class support, occasional class cover and 1:1 support.

This role is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference in our children’s education, drawing on your commitment to developing pupil learning ability and knowledge accessibility. Working closely with class teachers you will be helping pupils to expand their knowledge and play a positive role in school life. You will utilise your knowledge, communication skills and creativity to help pupils understand the information presented.

Your duties as a Teaching Assistant will include:

• Supervise and provide learning support for a pupil with additional needs.

• Assist with the development of individual education and behavioural plans setting challenging expectations for pupils to achieve learning goals.

• Establish trusting relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs and personalities.

• Encourage pupils to interact with the class and engage in activities.

• On occasion cover classes - following work set and agreed with the class teacher.

• Provide feedback to pupils and teachers on pupil’s achievement, progress and any problems that arise.

• Create and maintain an orderly and supportive environment, undertaking administrative tasks as needed.

• Promote good pupil conduct encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their behaviour.

• Support the use of technology in learning and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.

• Prepare resources required for learning activities and assist pupils in their use.

• Uphold policies and procedures relating to child protection and data protection.

• Supervise pupils before school, after school and on school trips.

Commitment to safeguarding

At Delamere C of E Academy the safeguarding of all children is of the highest priority. We provide a secure environment for children where they feel safe and are kept safe. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children is everyone's responsibility. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent, effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support children, families and staff at school.

We ensure our practice adheres to 'Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024' statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@delamereacademy.org.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

About Delamere CofE Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 181 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Delamere CofE Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: admin@delamereacademy.co.uk
• Phone number: 01829 707979
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/delamere-cofe-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

At Delamere C of E Primary Academy, we are proud to deliver a rich and
creative learning experience that enables all the children to fulfil their
potential. Our vision puts children first. As a Christian School, we aim for all
children to be successful, independent learners and effective decision makers.
We value the individual and are committed to an inclusive education
promoting respect for all, working in partnership with governors, parents and the local community

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