Primary School Teacher Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and provide learning support for pupils with or without special needs.
• Assist with the development of individual education and behavioural plans setting challenging expectations for pupils to achieve learning goals.
• Establish trusting relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs and personalities.
• Encourage pupils to interact with the class and engage in activities.
• Provide feedback to pupils and teachers on pupil’s achievement, progress and any problems that arise.
• Create and maintain an orderly and supportive environment, undertaking administrative tasks as needed.
• Promote good pupil conduct encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their behaviour.
• Support the use of technology in learning and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
• Prepare resources required for learning activities and assist pupils in their use.
• Uphold policies and procedures relating to child protection and data protection.
• Supervise pupils before school, after school and on school trips.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in supporting children of relevant age.
• Fluent level of English, both spoken and written.
• A good understanding of the national Key Stage (KS) curriculum and child development and learning.
• The ability to demonstrate active listening skills and strong verbal communication skills, building positive relationships with pupils and understanding their needs.
• The ability to provide varying levels of individual attention, reassurance and support with learning tasks as appropriate to pupils’ needs.

• The ability to monitor a pupil’s response to learning activities and modify or adapt the activities to achieve the intended learning outcomes.
• The ability to provide constructive feedback to pupils in a way that reinforces self-esteem, handling complex and sensitive issues with empathy and understanding.
• An interest in continuing your personal and professional development, self-evaluating learning needs and actively seeking new teaching methods.
• The ability to use a computer and the main office software packages competently such as Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.