Learning Support Assistant

6 months ago


Burgess Hill, United Kingdom Pink Tile Education - Sussex Full time

**Mon-Fri, Between 9am - 4pm**

**Salary: £83pd. 60 working days Temp to Perm. Annual salary is **not **pro-rata. TA ideally a driver due to the rural location of the school outside Burgess Hill area.**

**Brief Description of Job (Purpose)**:
To work as a Teaching Assistant, supporting young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health or/and associated needs (9 - 16-year-olds, mixed).

**Purpose of the job**:

- To work in partnership with and support the teaching staff, principally in connection with the care and education of primary classes, but also other classes as deemed appropriate.
- To be a positive team member, contributing to the well-being and life of the whole school community.
- To occasionally supervise or cover whole classes or cover the whole class for the first day of a teacher’s absence, when and if necessary, following agreed plans (with appropriate supervision from a teacher, not necessarily based in the class).
- To promote the inclusion of all pupils.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Take responsibility for the delivery of learning activities with small groups who would benefit from a different learning approach, as agreed.
- Support children’s use of basic language skills, developing vocabulary in all areas of the curriculum and encouraging questioning.
- Ability to support young people in self-regulating and helping them find strategies to manage their behaviour.
- Carry out learning activities, as designed through joint planning with the teacher.
- Assist children in the safe use of equipment with due regard to health and safety.
- Support classroom routines and establish a caring ethos and safe environment for the children.
- Assist children during creative and practical activities e.g. ICT, art, design technology, cookery, model-making, science investigation and other activities

appropriate to the year group.
- Actively encourage children’s independence and the development of self-help skills.
- Discuss with the teacher ways of working with the children that enable them to develop their full potential.
- Contribute to planning meetings.
- Make observations and keep notes on children’s performance, liaising with the teacher about their progress. Keep assessment files up-to-date.
- Preparing and replacing materials in liaison with the class teacher and other admin tasks.
- Promote good practice both through the presentation of children’s work in displays and in interactive displays that encourage questioning and vocabulary.
- Helping establish harmonious relationships with parents and carers.
- Offer comfort and support to children who are distressed or unsettled.
- To offer care and attention to children when they are unwell or require first aid in accordance with the school policy.
- To accompany small groups of children on out-of-school trips e.g. local shops etc.
- To take part in in-service training that further develops your professional skills and knowledge.
- To supervise children in the playground on a rota basis.
- To respect and value the strengths of your colleagues to enable you to create an enabling learning environment.
- To support with afterschool activities when required.
- Provide details for us to complete reference checks prior to employment. _
- Provide an Enhanced DBS on the update service or be willing to obtain one (which Pink Tile can assist with). _



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