Teaching Assistant Level 2
Kingsway Community Primary School, Leamington Spa, CV31 3HB6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 September 2024
Closing date
5 July 2024 at 9am
Date listed
12 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,893.00 - £25,979.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £16,111 - £17,517
Teaching Assistant Level 2 job summary
POST: Teaching Assistant Level 2
RESPONSIBLE TO: Headteacher
SALARY: Band F Scale points 6-11
LOCATION: Kingsway Community Primary School, Baker Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV31 3HB
WORKING PATTERN: Monday to Friday term time only plus one week teacher training days
DISCLOSURE LEVEL: Enhanced DBS Check
KEY RELATIONSHIPS: Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Teachers and other support staff
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Assisting and supporting teaching and learning, working with individuals or groups and assist in providing for general care, safety and welfare of pupils. The post has considerable impact on the well-being of individuals or groups through contributing to the assessment of pupil need and progress, the development and implementation of plans and providing support to pupils with additional personal/special needs.
MAIN PURPOSE:
Curriculum Support:
Contribute to curriculum planning and evaluation and assistant in implementation
Assist in the delivery of lessons/sessions and interact with the teacher and pupil as required
Undertake agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses
Support and use ICT in learning activities and develop pupils competence and independence in its use
Support for pupils:
Support individual or groups during independent/group work, e.g. explain tasks, reinforce key objectives/concepts or vocabulary, use practical apparatus, support less able pupils, extend/challenge more able, keep pupils on task, interested, motivated and engaged.
Occasional support to whole class for short periods (e.g. story reading)
Help pupils to develop communication skills and role play activity.
Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils, encouraged them to interact and work co-operatively and engage in activities.
Promote independence and development of self-esteem
Assist in the personal, social, emotional development of pupils and development of self-esteem.
Assist with the development and implementation of IEPs/behaviour plans.
Use specialist skills/knowledge/training to provide support in specialist areas
Encourage and reinforce positive interactions between pupils working within any behaviour targets set
Identify and report uncharacteristic behaviour patterns
Assist with pupil supervision on trips off the premises, under overall guidance of the teacher.
Monitor and provide for general care, safety and welfare of pupils, including tasks connected with their social inclusion and personal/physical care,
Support the teacher:
Assist with lesson/activity planning, delivery and evaluation
Monitor individual/group achievements of key objectives and provide feedback to the teacher
Contribute to pupil assessment through observation ad reporting
Record information relevant to assessment and review of pupil’s progress
Attend IEP and statement review meetings of appropriate
Support implementation of strategies to manage pupil behaviour ad help manage pupil behaviour
Active involvement in day to day management of the learning environment including responsibility for the care and preparation of teaching aids, equipment, materials and differentiated resources.
Undertake routine and non-routine administrative tasks, e.g. produce worksheets , administer casework.
Liaise with parent/carers, specialist teachers and other professional staff, share and provide information.
Safeguarding Children
The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the Statement of Conditions of Employment. The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed.
The person undertaking this role is expected to work within the policies, ethos and aims of the Trust and to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Line Manager. The post holder will be expected to have an agreed flexible working pattern to ensure that all relevant functions are fulfilled through direct dialogue with employees, contractors and community members.
English Duty –
This role is covered under part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Person Specification
Our Values and Vision
These are our values. They can be thought of as our ‘non-negotiables’ – beliefs, expectations and standards that underpin how we work with the young people in our care, and the community we serve. We believe that if we work in the context of these values, students will achieve more than they ever thought possible. They are also values that have evolved following a sustained period of success for our school.
Our Young People
We value three main types of achievement for our young people, and the vision for our school is that we ensure our students are empowered to achieve to a consistently outstanding level.
Achievement – Academic: We believe all young people have the potential to achieve great things. Intelligence can be developed regardless of emotional and social background, given appropriate teaching and bespoke, individualised support.
Young people should be encouraged to develop autonomy and meta-cognitive control (‘knowing what to do when they don’t know what to do’) in their learning and to gain inspiration from learning. They should be equipped with a crucial sense of possibility based on a well-developed self-awareness and ambition – ambition not only for themselves but for the communities in which they live and work.
Achievement – ‘letting your light shine’: All young people achieve things they can be proud of every day in addition to academic success and outside our school’s planned curriculum. We have a vital role in ensuring individuals develop their own talents and interests and have a responsibility to instil in them a sense of pride in who they are and what they achieve. We must recognise and celebrate these achievements.
Achievement – relationships (Starfish Principle): Excellent relationships for learning are a prerequisite for all other achievements. Relationships that result in mutual respect between young people and all other members of our school community will ensure learning can be fun in a disciplined and caring environment where the highest expectations are the norm.
Our Staff
Our Values extend to how we challenge, support and work with each other. All staff (support and teaching) play a crucial role in the education of young people. We all understand how our work has a direct influence on the life chances of the young people in our care. In the same way that we all have a duty of care to them, we have a duty of care to each other and have regard for each other’s professional and personal wellbeing.
The Trust Board sees all members of the Trust’s staff community as learners. They are empowered to make decisions, be creative and to lead. Mutual respect pervades all relationships working together to enhance professional learning and practice and collaboration; collegiality and a sense of team identifies how all staff work together. Staff co-operate with each other and are not in competition with each other – they are part of a team that ensures the academies throughout the Trust strengthen their positions among the best academies in the country.
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Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Kingsway Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 181 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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School location
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