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Teaching Assistant Level 3

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M25 1JH

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• Job start date

  2 September 2024

• Closing date

  28 April 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 March 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week TTO + 5
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,421 - £28,770
• Actual salary: £20,138 - £21,929

What skills and experience we're looking for

Core Purpose:

Support pupils to manage their SEMH needs and engage fully with learning, with a focus on reintegration into class. To oversee the provision in the SEND resource room by ensuring pupils are engaged in appropriate work, including GCSE units and monitoring the progress of the students accessing the units.

Core Duties:

SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER

Provide support for learning activities by:

• supporting the teacher in planning learning activities
• supporting the delivery of learning activities
• supporting the teacher in the evaluation of learning activities

Plan, deliver and evaluate teaching and learning activities by:

• planning teaching and learning activities under the direction of a teacher, differentiating and adapting learning programmes to suit the needs of allocated pupils.
• delivering teaching and learning activities to achieve learning goals, which may include specialist support for pupils with learning, behavioural or communication difficulties, support for pupils where English is not their first language, support for gifted and talented pupils, and/or support within a particular curriculum area.
• assisting with the setting up and ongoing delivery of local and national learning strategies
• •being responsible for a class, delivering teaching and learning activities in the absence of the teacher

General Support

• Monitor and maintain resources, plan and support self-directed play, lead an extra-curricular activity.
• Liaise with parents, carers and families.
• Escort and supervise pupils on educational visits and out-of-school activities.
• Support pupils and families through home visiting.

Observe and report on pupil performance and development.

• assessing, recording and reporting on pupil progress and attainment
• undertaking marking of pupil’s work and invigilating tests/exams as required
• monitoring pupil achievements, addressing problem areas wherever possible or referring to the teacher so that relevant interventions can be put in place.

Contribute to assessment for learning by:

• using assessment strategies to improve learning.
• supporting pupils in reviewing their own learning

SUPPORT FOR PUPILS

Help to keep children safe by:

• preparing and maintain a safe and hygienic environment.
• dealing with accidents, emergencies, and illness
• supporting pupils during the school day, for example playground and lunchtime duties
• supporting and implementing pupils’ personal care programmes

Support literacy and numeracy development by:

• supporting pupils to develop their reading, writing skills, speaking/talking and listening skills.
• supporting pupils to develop numeracy skills and to use and apply maths.
• provide literacy and numeracy support to enable pupils to access the wider curriculum.

Use information and communication technology to support pupils’ learning by:

• supporting the inclusion of young people in learning activities

Promote the transfer of learning from outdoor experiences by:

• facilitating learning through individual and shared reflection on experience
• helping participants identify how they can transfer learning to other aspects of their lives.

Support pupils with disabilities or special educational needs and their families by:

• contributing to the inclusion of children with disabilities or special educational needs
• helping pupils to participate in the full range of activities and experiences.
• supporting families to respond to pupil’s needs.

Support pupils with physical, emotional, behavioural and social needs by:

• recognising their individual needs
• assisting with medication if required

SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL

• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance management as required.
• Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times e.g. clubs, extra-curricular activities.
• Contribute to positive relationships by effectively interacting with and responding to children and adults, communicating with children and adults.
• Provide effect support for your colleagues by maintaining working relationships with colleagues, developing your effectiveness in a support role.

Contribute to the prevention and management of challenging behaviour by:

• working with pupils to identify goals and boundaries for acceptable behaviour.
• supporting pupils to manage challenging behaviour.
• enabling pupils to recognise and understand their behaviour and its consequences.
• promote positive behaviour, implementing agreed behaviour strategies.
• establishing rapport and respect with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
• promptly addressing any incidents, in line with school policies

Professional standards and development

• Be a role model to students through appropriate personal presentation and professional conduct.
• Support all the School’s policies and ethos.
• Establish effective working relationships with professional colleagues both in school and as part of the school’s learning community and network.

Health and safety

Responsible for the health, safety and welfare of self and colleagues in accordance with the School’s Health and Safety policies and procedures and current legislation

What the school offers its staff

We will offer you, the systems, and structures of the school to ensure good order and the health and safety of pupils and students. An agreed system of performance management operates throughout the school and all colleagues are encouraged to further their own skills through continuous professional development.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Monica's RC High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young
people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory
enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1111 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@stoccat.org.uk
• Phone number: 01617054374
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-monica-s-rc-high-school-a-voluntary-academy (opens in new tab)

St Monica’s RC High School is a comprehensive High School welcoming pupils aged 11-16 in
Prestwich north of Greater Manchester. We are part of the St Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic
Multi Academy Trust.
Our Headteacher is committed to continuing the rapid improvement which is now taking place within
the school.
As a Catholic school we pride ourselves as a community to follow our school mission statement:
At Saint Monica’s we are a Catholic family, diverse and different, supporting each other in all we do
through prayer and service.
We seek to live out the gospel values of justice, forgiveness and peace recognising the potential of
each person in our community.

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