Teaching Assistant- Wokingham

Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 2HR

12 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 February 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern: Full time: Full time ( Monday to Friday) 39 weeks per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: NJC Range 3 £24,790 - £25,183 PLUS £2,000 TA Academy Allowance pro-rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -

General

To undertake any duties of an appropriate nature as may be reasonably required by the Headteacher.
To assist teachers to maintain both the health and safety of all students and good order and discipline: to do so within the school’s policies and guidelines.
To be familiar with and follow all the school’s policies and guidelines on all areas and aspects of school life.
To play some part in the cycle of school and self-evaluation, planning monitoring and the delivery of school improvement.
To help teachers maintain a classroom or rooms to the highest standard: supporting the comfort, safety, self-esteem and learning of the students.

Supporting Learning and Teaching

To help and support teachers to deliver effectively in the following areas:

To undertake class teaching and all associated preparatory, assessment, recording and reporting work, in a subject specialism and/or other curriculum areas.
To demonstrate skills in, and understanding of, a variety of teaching and learning strategies.
To lead and/or substantially contribute to the planning and delivery of any necessary policy documents and schemes of work for those subjects.
To impart, knowledge skills and understanding to each pupil following modified and individualised schemes of work that deliver the National Curriculum both within and, if appropriate, outside the prescribed Key Stages and programmes of study for each subject delivered.
To regularly review the methods of teaching and programmes of work.
To actively and demonstrably support and promote literacy, numeracy, ICT and Key Skills via their curriculum areas.
To actively and demonstrably support and promote the personal, social and moral development of the students via their curriculum area.
To keep abreast with current thinking and development by attendance at appropriate courses, reading and other means of professional updating and training.
To participate in meetings at the school which relate to the curriculum or the organisation and administration of the school.
Supporting the curriculum as appropriate for groups and individuals.

Supporting, Caring and Mentoring

To help teachers to deliver effectively in the following areas:

To know well and to be actively responsible for each individual pupil within the group sharing their successes and challenges.
To intervene and provide support in promoting the general progress academically, socially and personally of all pupils within the group and to encourage them to take as full and active a part in the wider life of the school as possible.
To liaise with colleagues, parents, educational support services and other agencies as appropriate.
To lead or contribute significantly to any pertinent or necessary recording, reporting or assessment.
working collaboratively with colleagues.
seeking help and advice as appropriate.
building on and developing prior specialists knowledge and experience.
undertaking further training as appropriate.
seeking to improve practice via observation and discussion with colleagues.

Support Their Own Personal Development by:

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - OTHER

To maintain confidentiality at all times in respect of Academy related matters and to prevent disclosure of confidential and sensitive information
To work within and encourage the Academy’s Equal Opportunity policy and contribute to diversity policies and programmes in relation to discriminatory behaviour
All staff have a responsibility to promote the safeguarding of children and young people
Contribute to the overall aims and targets of the Academy, appreciate and support the roles of other members of the staff team
Attend INSET, appropriate training and relevant meetings as required and participate in

the Academy’s performance management process

Carry out all duties and responsibilities with reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and any other persons who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work and to co-operate fully with the Academy in health and safety matters

What the school offers its staff

An exciting life changing career with fabulous opportunities!

Be part of something extraordinary!

We don't do ordinary; we are rewriting the future with our cutting edge and transformational approaches to educating students with ASC and SEMH.

We are on a mission to turn around the futures of our young people and we are looking for exceptional individuals to help us achieve this.

Together we can make a huge positive impact on the lives and life chances of our students. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of our amazing school so please contact us and come and see for yourself.

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.