Teaching Assistant

JOB DESCRIPTION: TEACHING ASSISTANT Start date: 1 Sep 2026 Salary range: Negotiation Interviews: Immediate Part time: Mon – Thurs: 8am – 12.20pm (Friday: 8am – 11.50am)

Support for the Teachers

• Within an agreed system of supervision, to work with the teacher to develop lessons, work plans and the classroom environment.
• To record the progress of children through exams and tests.
• To feedback the achievements of pupils to colleagues through the agreed monitoring systems.
• To report on pupil achievements and adjust their work as necessary.
• To establish and maintain constructive relationships with parents/carers by:
  • supporting their role in pupils learning
  • providing constructive feedback on pupil’s progress and achievements
  • facilitating their support for their child’s attendance
  • support home to school/community links.
• To take a lead role in planning, development and organisation of systems/procedures/policies.
• To lead on developing behaviour strategies. To be proactive in managing behaviour to promote self-control, independence and integration.
• To provide other administrative support including dealing with photocopying, correspondence, compilation/analysis/reporting on attendance, exclusions etc, making phone calls etc and liaison with relevant bodies (for example, feeder schools).
• To work within an agreed system of supervision with small groups of children and to take responsibility for their learning.
• To accompany teachers and classes on educational visits.
• To work with the class teacher in dealing with finished work and preparing displays and filing work
• To work with small groups of children and to take responsibility for their learning.

Support for the School

• Liaise between manager’s/teaching staff and Teaching Assistants
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be aware of and support differences and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Be responsible for the provision and delivery of out of school learning activities for example, clubs, and extra-curricular activities within guidelines established by the school.
• Attend and participate in regular meetings, and in training and other activities as required.
• To assist in the general care of the school environment by undertaking tidying of general areas (staff room, resources room etc).
• To assist with children at the beginning and end of the day and in the playground as required.
• To attend meetings with line managers as required.
• To promote equal opportunities at all times.
• To work with the Line Manager about timetable arrangements, and when appropriate, be responsible for arranging cover when Teaching Assistants are absent.

Special Educational Needs

• Determine need for, select and prepare the use of specialist equipment, plans and resources necessary to both lead and support learning activities, taking into account pupil’s interests, language and cultural backgrounds.
• Take a lead role in the provision of support for children with special needs.
• Establish and develop productive working relationships with pupils acting as a role model and developing 1:1 mentoring arrangements and providing support for distressed pupils.
• To work co-operatively with other members of staff, attending meetings with the Head teacher

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