Teaching Assistant

Christ's College, Guildford, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1JY

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  6th January 2025

• Closing date

  20 December 2024 at 5pm

• Date listed

  3 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,122.00 Annually (Actual) GST C1 £22,599 FTE 33.75 hours per week, term time only

Teaching Assistant job summary

Main Duties / Responsibilities

ORGANISATION

Help students access the curriculum and to facilitate independent learning;

Assist students in expressing their ideas both orally and in writing;

Help students understand the implications of unacceptable conduct;

Work with the classroom teacher so that students enjoy their learning and make good progress;

Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students;

Encourage, raise self- esteem and promote confidence within the students with whom they work;

To provide practical guidance and support to students in and out of lessons, so that they can access the curriculum and make good academic progress;

To monitor and record the progress of individual students;

To encourage and advise students about how best to meet their individual targets;

To help students with arrangements for homework and other independent tasks;

To foster the highest standards of conduct in the classroom by being proactive with students who are struggling to control their emotions;

To intervene swiftly and purposefully if a student is drifting ‘off task’ during a lesson;

To employ a range of strategies, as appropriate, to assist students in understanding the lesson. This may involve repeating, rephrasing and paraphrasing language;

To give students frequent and constructive feedback on their work and to use praise as much as possible;

To support students in all aspects of internal and public examinations and to act as readers, scribes or invigilator for exams when required;

To attend all relevant staff meetings and TA meetings when timetable and work hours allow;

To participate enthusiastically in all INSET and twilight training sessions;

To support the College’s policies in terms of conduct, teaching, learning, assessment, homework and discipline;

To model the highest professional standards of courtesy, respect, humility, integrity and self-discipline;

To work with students with limited mobility when required;

To accompany students with disabilities on College trips, both day and residential, as required;

To work within our inclusion area ‘The Focus Centre’ when required;

To work on a 1:1 basis with children with SEND/EAL;

To carry out small group interventions if required.

To support with the collection and return of students’ mobile phones at the start and end of the school day.

ADMINISTRATION

• To assist in the production of Learner Support Plans
• Undertake administrative tasks as directed by your Line Manager.

RESOURCES

• Operate relevant equipment/ICT packages/information systems (e.g. MS Office, internet, intranet, Arbor, E-mail)
• Use administration supplies resourcefully

Commitment to safeguarding

Christ’s College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, volunteers, governors and visitors to share this commitment. We recognise that all adults, including temporary staff, volunteers and governors, have a full and active part to play in protecting our students from harm, and that the child or young person’s welfare is our paramount concern.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Christ's College, Guildford

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 713 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Christ's College, Guildford website (opens in new tab)
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Christ's College is part of the Good Shepherd Trust and is a thriving secondary school serving the non-Christian and Christian community of Guildford, Woking and surrounding areas. Our aim for the students at Christ's College is that they should develop the core values of service, respect, stewardship, co-operation and love.

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