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Teaching Assistant
St Fidelis Catholic Primary School, Erith, Kent, DA8 3HQ5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
8 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time, part time, term time: 30 hours per week for 39 week of the year
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year
Pay scale
- Bexley Scale 5 Point 051-054
What skills and experience we're looking for
NVQ Level 2
NVQ Level 3
Excellent Numeracy/literacy skills
To be able to prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in use
Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written forms
Use ICT effectively to support learning
Ability to manage learners’ behaviour constructively, using a range of behaviour management techniques and strategies
Full working knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice/legislation
Good understanding of child development and learning processes
Ability to relate well to children and adults
Understanding of statutory frameworks relating to teaching
A willingness to support the distinctly Catholic nature of the school
Active personal spiritual life
Commitment to raising the levels of attainment of children of all abilities
Ability to work and contribute to teams within the school community
What the school offers its staff
Local Government Pension Scheme
Automatic Incremental Progression
25 days Annual Leave (rising to 28 after 5 years’ service) plus bank holiday entitlement (pro-rata for part-time)
Christmas Concessionary Day (pro-rata for part-time)
Employee Assistance Programme
Effective CPD opportunities
Collaborative working with other schools
Excellent ICT facilities
Opportunities for flexible working
Opportunity to work as part of a skilled team committed to the development of every child
Children who have immense potential
An environment that is amply resourced and well designed
Further details about the role
PURPOSE OF THE POST
To work under the instruction / guidance of teaching / senior staff to undertake work / care / support programmes, to enable access to learning for pupils including those with special needs, to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist teachers in ensuring all pupils’ continuing educational development through establishing constructive relationships and contributing to Individual Education/Behaviour Plans.
Assist teachers in fostering attractive learning environments to ensure that pupils spend their school life in stimulating surroundings.
Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in use.
To ensure accurate records and observations are kept so that pupils receive the maximum benefit from their education.
Administer routine tests and invigilate exams and undertake routine marking of pupil’s work.
JOB ACTIVITIES
Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and encourage pupils to interact with others and to engage in activities led by the teacher. Supervise and assist with any toileting/medical needs as required.
Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence, providing feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher.
Establish constructive relationships with pupils, and interact with them according to individual needs, promoting the inclusion/acceptance of all pupils.
Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work.
Assist with the planning of learning activities, monitoring pupils’ responses to these, accurately record achievement/progress as directed.
Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals.
Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupil’s achievement, progress, problems etc.
Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
Establish constructive relationships with parent/carers.
Provide clerical and administration support for teacher, including administering coursework.
Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses.
Undertake programmes linked to local and national learning strategies recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher.
Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
Work within predetermined guidance, policies, procedures and teachers guidance.
Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school. Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher.
Attend weekly meetings and discussions, which contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
Awareness of the school's educational and behavioural policies for developing pupils.
Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@st-fidelis.bexley.sch.uk
About St Fidelis Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 457 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@st-fidelis.bexley.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01322 337752
St Fidelis is a successful and popular school. Integral to the school’s success is a determination to only recruit staff of the highest calibre. There is an expectation that our children only deserve our very best.
St Fidelis is a highly rewarding place to work. Staff are developed and supported in order to be the very best that they can be. Over the last three and a half years teachers within our school have been developed to take on senior leadership roles both within and beyond the school. There has been one appointed to headship, four to deputy headship and three to assistant headship. This is as a consequence of the career opportunities the school offers and the high regard that staff from St Fidelis are held in by colleagues from other schools.
Arranging a visit to St Fidelis Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@st-fidelis.bexley.sch.uk.
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