Teaching Assistant

**Wilden All Saints CE Primary School** are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join their dedicated and established team.

**The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.**

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- To embody the values, vision and ethos of Wilden All Saints CE VC Primary School and Severn Academies Educational Trust.
- Contributing to the continued delivery of the Trust aims as outlined in our ‘Pledge’.
- Modelling and promoting the Trust’s wellbeing principles.
- Assist the Executive Headteacher/Head of School in delivering policy that will ensure high quality and successful outcomes for Wilden All Saints CE Primary School.
- Take responsibility for your ongoing personal development and growth of expertise.
- Championing the professional integrity of the school including supporting the distinctive Christian ethos of the school.
- To undertake work largely regulated by laid down procedures, needing creative skills to deal with routine problems.
- To form and administer good levels of communication with all stakeholders.
- Supervise the activities of individuals or groups of children to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical and emotional development.
- Undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical and emotional needs of individuals and groups of children, including pupils with educational, physical or emotional special needs.
- To monitor individual pupil’s problems, progress, achievements and condition and report these to the designated Line Manager as appropriate.

**SPECIFIC DUTIES**:
Under the direction and control of the Classroom Teacher:

- Adhering to and maintaining school routines and codes of conduct.
- To utilise the whole school reward policy to add value to child learning.
- To assist the teacher with learning activities in the classroom.
- Contributing to the planning of work to meet the needs of the Key Stage 2 Framework (SATs) or National Curriculum and the individual needs of children.
- To understand the wider educational context within which the curriculum is delivered.
- Contributing to the formulation of Individual Education Plans including attendance at SEN reviews and other meetings as required.
- Under the guidance of the teacher, interpret the lesson objectives in a manner that allows for individual childrens to enhance their understanding.
- To offer advice and direction to children according to their abilities. To assist children in gaining the necessary skills thus allowing them increased access to the curriculum.
- To carry out appropriate activities as planned within the classroom or with groups of pupils including administration of tests.
- To display and present children’s work.
- Responsibility for visual aids.
- To prepare and organise teaching resources including the checking and maintaining of classroom equipment and materials.
- Assistance with the physical manipulation of objects and equipment.
- General supervision, counselling and the discipline of pupils, within the procedures of the school and at Lunchtime.
- To assist the teacher in liaising with parents and professionals such as speech therapists.
- To assist at an appropriate level with the provision of general care and welfare of children including hearing children read.
- Answering questions from children.
- Providing support for all curriculum areas.
- Assisting with supervision of children within the school.
- Assisting the pupils to access the normal routines of the classroom.
- Preparation or modification of the work for the child under the direction of the class teacher and supporting the child in carrying out this work.
- Assisting in the implementation of programs designed by other professionals such as Educational Psychologists.
- To contribute to meetings to discuss the specific child’s progress.
- To ensure that pupils are able to safely use equipment and materials provided and be aware of the range of resources available.
- Promote pupil independence in learning, and reinforce the child(ren)’s self-esteem through praise and encouragement.
- To monitor individual pupil progress and to report upon this progress when called upon.
- To build up pupil confidence and self-esteem in the desire to make all pupils independent learners.
- To assist in creating an inclusive learning environment.
- To organise and deliver enrichment activities.
- To be prepared to train for cover supervision and carry out cover supervision duties as necessary.
- To develop a mutually supportive and forward-looking relationship with teaching staff.
- To differentiate instructions given by the teacher thus allowing individuals to prosper.
- By understanding the nature of the tasks set prior to the lesson and by so doing improve the quality of teaching and learning.
- To work within the context of a professional team furthering the ethos of the school.
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