Eyfs Teaching Assistant

6 months ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Dame Allan's Schools Full time

We are looking to appoint a creative, energetic and enthusiastic EYFS Teaching Assistant to join our vibrant Junior School and Nursery. Our children enjoy an action packed, broad and child centred curriculum that stimulates their young minds and ignites a love of learning. Our purpose built Early Years department is an outstanding, creative learning environment, with superb facilities both indoor and outside.

The selected individual will assist with our After School Club and support our EYFS Teachers. Please see the terms and conditions at the end of this document for both roles.

A childcare qualification at level 3 or higher is essential in addition to experience of working with children aged 0 to 5 years. The post holder will deal with a wide variety of people so you must be an effective communicator and have strong interpersonal skills.

The ability to multitask and prioritise in a busy environment using your initiative are key attributes for this role along with the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

Based at the Junior Schools’ site at Hunter’s Moor, working as part of a small team under the overall control of the Head of Junior School, the EYFS Teaching Assistant will be responsible to the Head of Early Years and will liaise with Class Teachers and the SENCO.

**Principle Accountabilities**
- To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children in Nursery and Reception classes;
- To give support to teaching staff within Nursery and Reception classes;
- To implement the daily routine in Nursery and Reception classes.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Assist with teaching of nursery and reception pupils. This may involve listening to children reading; help with language development, teaching a phonics group, plan intervention sessions to support with phonics, mathematics and other areas of learning as well as working with individual children or small groups, as directed by the teacher.
- Promote pupils’ social and emotional development and contribute to the health and well-being of pupils.
- Take responsibility to assess and observe a small group of children and record and monitor their progress.
- Assist with observations/ assessments of pupils’ performance and completing profiles and pre-profiles, and transfer information onto the computer.
- Contribute to the management of pupils’ behaviour.
- Assist pupils with their personal care to ensure they follow a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness.
- Ensure pupils have correct letters and information in their bags to take home to parents.
- Help prepare the classroom for lessons, e.g. paints, activity items, cookery etc.
- Change and refresh wall displays, when required by the teacher.
- Supervise pupils outside in the yard during all playtimes, unless wet play, when supervision will be inside.
- Supervise school trips and educational visits.
- Assist at lunchtimes, helping the pupils to eat their lunches, cut up food and snacks where necessary. Sort milk each morning and refrigerate.
- Put out and put away outdoor toys and equipment to assist in outdoor play. Ensure toys are kept in good clean order.
- Escort pupils to the after school club on a timely basis.
- Assist with cleaning up after lessons, washing equipment (paint pots, brushes, toys, etc), tables and chairs.
- Undertake general tasks, including filing, photocopying, requisitions, and general administrative tasks.
- Attend staff meetings and parents’ evenings, if required.
- Assist teaching staff in any other department, if required.
- Attending training and development courses, when required.
- Provision of emergency first aid as and when necessary and contacting emergency services if necessary. Monitor and record any accidents.
- To be involved in out of working hours activities as required, e.g. training, reviews, staff meetings, fundraising events;
- To help with school events, trips and activities

**Lunchtime Supervision (11.40am to 1.05pm)**
- Supervising and assisting the Junior School children during lunch, and playtime afterwards
- Ensuring that the pupils play suitable games in the yard
- Supervising indoor lunch breaks in the Junior School classrooms in inclement weather
- Ensuring pupils act in a suitable manner and do not cause unreasonable noise, disruption or unacceptable behaviour.
- Dealing with minor incidents of poor behaviour; reporting more serious incidents or repeated patterns of minor incidents to the pupil’s Form Teacher or the Head of Juniors.
- Ensuring that the yard is left tidy at the end of lunchbreak and all litter and equipment is removed
- Reporting any other problems to the Bursar’s office
- Organising and overseeing any emergency evacuation of the yard area if necessary in the event of a fire alarm

**After School Supervision (3.30pm to 6.00pm where applicable to role)**
- Assisting with After School Care, ensuring provision of high quality childcare.
- Supervis



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