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Teaching Assistant Grade 3 (Point 3)

The Fountains High School, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0HB

This job expired on 3 February 2020 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  3 February 2020 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 January 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,065 to £18,065

Teaching Assistant Grade 3 (Point 3) job summary

32.5 HOURS PER WEEK (MONDAY TO FRIDAY)
TO COMMENCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

The successful candidates will work with a range of pupils with Special Education Needs including Complex and Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. Applicants must have excellent Literacy/Numeracy skills. All candidates must have good interpersonal skills and an ability to be an effective team player.

All candidates must hold or be working towards a NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent

Statement of Purpose

To work under the direct instruction of teaching staff, usually in the classroom with the teacher. Provide general support to the teacher in the care of pupils, and management of the classroom. Assist teachers in the following:

Support to Pupils

• Assist children in matters of personal needs and their additional needs including first aid and welfare matters eg. changing, feeding, using specialist equipment to support students
• Arrange medical/dental visits as appropriate.
• Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety, by complying with good H&S practice.
• Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required .
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.

Support to Teacher

• Prepare classroom as directed for lessons, clear afterwards and assist with and maintain displays of pupils’ work, notice boards, shelving systems etc.
• Undertake routine administrative tasks, e.g. pupil record keeping as requested.
• Support the teacher in managing pupil behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate.
• Appropriate liaison with parents on general pupil matters.

Support to Curriculum

• Support pupils to understand instructions in relation to curriculum subject e.g. KS1 Literacy.
• Prepare and maintain general equipment/resources as directed by the teacher.
• Attend training sessions as required for CPD purposes and to ensure appropriate skill level is obtained to undertake role, e.g. behaviour management strategies.
Professional Accountabilities (this list is not exhaustive and should reflect the ethos of the school)

The post holder is required to be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person. In addition they are to contribute to the achievement of the school’s objectives through:

Safeguarding
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or come into contact with.

Financial Management
• Personally accountable for delivering services efficiently, efficiently within budget and to implement any approved savings and investment allocated to the service area.

People Management
• To comply and engage with people management polices and processes
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals.
• Attend and participate in regular meetings.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
• Recognise own strengths, areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.

Equalities
• Ensure that all work is completed with a commitment to equality and anti-discriminatory practice, as a minimum to standards required by legislation.

Climate Change
• Delivering energy conservation practices in line with the County Council’s corporate climate change strategy.

Health and Safety
• Ensure a work environment that protects people’s health and safety and that promotes welfare and which is in accordance with the County Council’s Health and Safety policy.

Note 1:
The content of this job description will be reviewed with the post holder on an annual basis in line with the School’s performance and development review policy. Any significant change in level of accountability that could result in a change to the grade must be discussed with the post holder and the relevant trade union before submitting for re-evaluation.

Commitment to safeguarding

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

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About The Fountains High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• School size: 223 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Fountains High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: officehigh@fountains.staffs.sch.uk
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The Fountains High School is a 11 to 19 special school within the Esteem Multi Academy Trust situated in Stretton, Burton Upon Trent. The school is presently oversubscribed with 222 pupils on roll including 36 Post 16 students based at Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) campus.

The South Derbyshire Support Centre situated in Newhall – Swadlincote and caters for 26 pupils aged 7-16 with a variety of educational needs with a large number of the pupils having been permanently excluded or at risk of permanent exclusion from local mainstream academies. Both schools share a senior leadership team and local governing body.

At Fountains we pride ourselves on creating rich and exciting learning experiences for all children. All learning in school is highly differentiated and is rooted within four different curriculums' which is underpinned by our school values which are centred on Personal Learning and Thinking Skills which develop each child's character, providing the foundations that we try and live by every day.

Coupled with our school motto, ‘Always achieving out Potential' we ensure that children become empowered learners, who flourish and thrive, preparing them to meet their future aspirations so that they will succeed in life.

Further information about our academy can be found on the website at

https://www.fountains-high.staffs.sch.uk/ 

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