Teaching Assistant

**Teaching Assistant**

**Salary: G4 (SCP 13-16) £21,190 - £21,968 **(pro rata salary £13,647 - £14,198)

**Working hours**:Part time, 31 hrs per week, term time only

**Contract type**:Multiple permanent positions available

**Start date**:As soon as possible

As a school we are passionate about inclusion and we are looking for people who share the same drive and commitment. We are looking to appoint highly effective and motivated Teaching Assistants to join our wonderful SEND team. Our new colleagues will be confident in establishing constructive relationships and interacting with students according to their individual needs.

The role will focus on supporting students who have significant barriers to their learning to ensure success and positive educational outcomes.
- Willingness to be flexible and support the school when needed
- Bring rigour and an eye for detail and experience to our ambitious school
- Be professional and approachable.

**In return we can offer**:

- A forward thinking and innovative Senior Leadership Team
- An open and transparent workplace that has an honest and respectful culture
- Friendly and enthusiastic children
- Caring, friendly colleagues with a strong team spirit and a positive attitude
- Supportive parents and Academy Councillors

The Westleigh School enjoys a successful partnership with the Shaw Education Trust, which is a growing multi academy trust led by an Executive Leadership Team steeped in school leadership and improvement experience. Working with the Shaw Education Trust also allows colleagues to access a large range of well-established training opportunities and work alongside like-minded professionals across a range of schools.

The Shaw Education Trust offer the following benefits with your employment:

- An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme / Teachers Pension
- Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (28 days holiday rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service + Paid Bank Holidays)
- Access to health and wellbeing support via Occupational Health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you **grow, contribute** and **flourish** in your role and in the Trust.

Please click on the following link to refer to SET Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

**In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CV’s will not be accepted.**

**Application deadline**:Friday 3rdFebruary at 9am

**Interview date**:TBC

**Required**:As soon as possible

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Job Title: Teaching Assistant (SEND)**

**Grade: 4**

**Salary: SCP 13 - SCP 16**

**Conditions of Support Staff Contract of Employment**

**Service**:
**Responsible to: Principal**

**Statement of Purpose**

To work under the direct instruction of teaching staff, usually in the classroom with the teacher. Provide specific support to the teacher in the care of pupils and management of the classroom. Work may be undertaken in the classroom or outside the main teaching area.

**Assist teachers in the following**:
**Support to Pupils**
- Provide pastoral support to pupils within the school environment.
- Assist children in matters of personal needs and their general health including first aid and welfare matters.
- Provide structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers
- To contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are promoted for pupils.
- Involvement in the implementation of Individual Education / Behaviour / Support /

Mentoring plans.
- Arrange medical/dental visits as appropriate.
- Provide general support to pupils, ensuring their safety, by complying with good H&S practice.
- Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required.
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.

**Support to Teacher**
- Provide structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers.
- Support the teacher in the development and implementation of Individual Education /

Behaviour Plans.
- Assist in maintaining classroom discipline through the implementation of the schools
- behaviour management strategies.
- Provide support to pupils to achieve learning goals, e.g. guided reading.
- Supervise pupils for a particular curriculum activity under the supervision and guidance of a qualified teacher.
- Assist the teacher with the planning of learning activities.
- Assist the teacher in monitoring pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.
- Co-ordinate and organise pupils attending extra-curricular activities/work experience or other out of school activities under guidance of teacher.
- Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress, problems etc.
- Provide general admin support, for classroom activities e.g. produce worksheets f