The Headteacher and the Governors wish to appoint a highly professional, energetic and enthusiastic Apprentice Teaching Assistant to support and work in partnership with our qualified teachers within our Specialist Resourced Provision for children with social communication needs, including autism. The role will include lunchtime responsibilities.
We are working with Way2Work to recruit for this role, all applications must be made using their Expression of Interest form.
Job description:
- Deliver work, care or support programmes to individual pupils or groups to enable access to learning for all pupils
- Provide general support to the class teacher in the management and organisation of the pupils resources (to include specialist resource provision for children with autism) in the classroom
- Support the teacher in behaviour management and reinforcing agreed policies and procedures specific to the SRP and the whole school
- Support in the development of other key skills which aid pupils’ learning, e.g. Numeracy, Literacy
- Help translate tasks at pupil level by restructuring them into achievable steps
- Take appropriate action related to any problems or emergencies that occur during the lesson in accordance with the School’s policies and procedures
- Help to care for unwell children
- Provide general administrative support to the teacher e.g. photocopying, filing, laminating, collecting money etc.
- Provide general organisation support to the school e.g. duties and educational visits
- Support the provision team to implement key strategies and approaches used within the Specialist resource provision.
Skills & abilities required:
- Effective use of ICT to support learning
- Use of other equipment technology – video, photocopier
- Understanding of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
- General understanding of national curriculum, including the SRP (children with social communication difficulties including autism) and other basic learning programmes/strategies
- Basic understanding of child development and learning
- 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 understand the importance of being punctual and the impact absence has on effectiveness of the team
- An ability to complete a complex & demanding learning programme with external examinations is a requirement for Way2Work vacancies
Hours: 32 hours per week (8.30 am – 3.30 pm (3 days of the week - working days to be confirmed) and 8.30 am –4.30 pm Tuesday to attend a weekly staff meeting, 1 day per week study leave), with 30 minutes for lunch
Pay: Actual salary £10,533-£17,035 per annum dependent on age (Full time equivalent salary £14,133-£22,857)
Knollmead Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS criminal records check.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of interview.
An online search will be conducted on all candidates shortlisted for interview.
Knollmead Primary School is an equal opportunities employer.
The Coombe Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS criminal records check.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of interview.
An online search will be conducted on all candidates shortlisted for interview.