Teaching Assistant (Post 16)
River Tees Academy Grangetown, Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,247
What skills and experience we're looking for
Desired Criteria
- Training in the relevant strategies e.g. literacy and/orin particular curriculumor specific learning area E.g. bi-lingual, sign language, dyslexia, ICT, maths, English, CACHE etc.
- Relevant Qualification in Education.
- Appropriate first aid training.
- Working in an education or alternative education setting.
- Knowledge of data protection.
- Understanding of governmental policy relating to children and young people and support agencies.
Essential Criteria
- Two or more GCSEs at grades 9 to 3 or equivalent, including English and maths.
- NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience.
- Experience of working in the same or similar position.
- Working with or caring for children of relevant age.
- Effective use of ICT to support learning.
- Use of other equipment technology.
- Full working knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation.
- Working knowledge of national/foundation stage curriculum and other relevant learning programmes/strategies.
- Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes.
- Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning Opportunities.
- Ability to relate well to children and adults.
- Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
- Able to work independently but also as part of a team.
- Dedicated to their practice.
- Punctual and professional.
- Able tomaintainsuccessful working relationships with colleagues.
- Reliable and able to be flexible in their approach to work.
- Positive and engaging.
- Able to plan and take control of situations.
- Capable of handling demanding workload and successfully prioritising work.
- Empathetic to those who face barriers to their learning.
- Patient with pupils who take longer to understand information.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits
- Our employee’s development and progression journeys are proof that we invest in our staff and provide comprehensive training and development opportunities.
- We use a collaborative approach to our appraisals process that aims to foster a culture of inclusive professional development within which staff feel valued and treated fairly
- We pride ourselves on our wellbeing offer to employees, ensuring our staff’s health and wellbeing is considered in every decision-making process.
- Better Health at Work Award Advocates with employees trained as Health Advocates to help our employees look after their own mental health and wellbeing.
- We have a flexible and generous approach to family appointments and events.
- A comprehensive induction package and ongoing training.
Further details about the role
About us
Hello, I am delighted that our free school opened in temporary accommodation for 32 learners in September 2022. River Tees Academy Grangetown will offer 100 places to learners aged 5-19 with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs and most learners will have an Education Health Care Plan. We want all of our pupils to enjoy their education, engage fully and make exceptional education progress.
Our vision is for a place that improves the lives of children and young people in both the long and short term, improving preparation for adulthood, We have aspirations for every learners and will support them all to access a broad and balanced curriculum at River Tees Academy Grangetown including a range of GCSEs and vocational qualifications. We focus on building Currency, Character and Community knowledge and skills.
If you would like to find out more about River Tees Academy Grangetown we will look forward to hearing from you.
Leanne Chilton
Headteacher
Job Description
Support the pupils
- Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils.
- Assist with the development, implementation and evaluation of EHCP/SEND Support Plans.
- Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom.
- Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.
- Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities.
- Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance.
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement.
Support the teacher
- Work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment.
- Work with the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate.
- Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement and progress against pre-determined learning objectives.
- Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence.
- Be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested.
- Undertake marking of pupils’ work and accurately record achievement/progress.
- Promote positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
- Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within your role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents with, or as directed.
- Administer and assess routine tests and invigilate exams/tests.
- Provide general clerical/admin support e.g. administer coursework, produce worksheets for agreed activities etc.
- Maintain classroom displays to a good standard and in-line with academy expectations.
Support for Curriculum
- Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs.
- Implement local and national learning strategies e.g. reading and phonics and make effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of relevant skills.
- Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
- Help pupils to access learning activities through specialist support.
- Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources.
Support for the Academy
- 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.
- Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the academy.
- Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of pupils.
- Attend and participate in regular meetings.
- Participate in training and other learning activities as required.
- Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
- Provide appropriate guidance and supervision and assist in the training and development of staff as appropriate.
- Undertake planned supervision of pupils’ out of academy hours learning activities.
- Supervise pupils on visits, trips and out of academy activities as required.
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About River Tees Academy Grangetown
- School type
- Free School, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 40 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- River Tees Academy Grangetown website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@rtmat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01642 213799
Hello, I am delighted that our free school opened in temporary accommodation for 32 learners in September 2022. River Tees Academy Grangetown will offer 100 places to learners aged 5-19 with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs and most learners will have an Education Health Care Plan. We want all of our pupils to enjoy their education, engage fully and make exceptional education progress.
Our vision is for a place that improves the lives of children and young people in both the long and short term, improving preparation for adulthood, We have aspirations for every learners and will support them all to access a broad and balanced curriculum at River Tees Academy Grangetown including a range of GCSEs and vocational qualifications. We focus on building Currency, Character and Community knowledge and skills.
If you would like to find out more about River Tees Academy Grangetown we will look forward to hearing from you.
Leanne Chilton
Headteacher
Arranging a visit to River Tees Academy Grangetown
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@rtmat.org.uk.
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