Job Title: Senior Teaching Assistant - MAL
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Hourly rate: £21.49
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Part Time
Term Time only post: Yes
Advert Closing Date:29/11/2024
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Job Overview
Mont a l'Abbe School is expanding in both the building and pupil numbers and we wish to recruit motivated and enthusiastic Senior Teaching Assistants to work at the school.
Ideally, you will have a level 3 or equivalent qualification and experience of working in a school or caring environment.
If you would like further information, please call Tina Hutchison - Tel 875801 or email t.hutchison@montalabbe.sch.je
Mont a l'Abbe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff to share this commitment.
Job Purpose
To provide the teaching staff with appropriate support by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals / groups or short term for whole classes. Monitor students and assess record and report on student’s achievement, progress and development.
Be responsible for the supervision and development of a specialist area within the school and/ or management of other teaching assistants / key workers including allocation, monitoring of work and training.
Can be required to supervise and teach students in small groups or in 1:1 situations in liaison with teachers.
To encourage children to treat each other with respect and to follow the schools behaviour policy at all times.
Job Specific Outcomes
Work with learners who have complex needs including ASD, PDA, complex sensory needs, non-verbal, SEMH and others.
Contribute to the management of a team of teaching assistants within a specialist area in school to effectively deploy resources as required.
Contribute to the recruitment, training, development and induction of teaching assistants as required by the school ENCO.
Plan and implement agreed work programmes / practical lessons under the general guidance of the teacher to whom assigned. Observe and monitor the development of specific students, recording appropriately and applying this knowledge future planning.
Feedback to the team on the progress and behaviour of the individual group or pupil within the special needs area. Attend and report at annual reviews, monitor development of specific students on courses including feedback to other teaching assistants on progress and learning intentions.
Supervise and provide particular support for students including those with special needs ensuring the safety and access to learning activities in line with the curriculum.
Monitor and evaluate students responses to learning activities through planned observation and recording of achievements against pre-determined targets. To advise class teachers and teaching assistants on approaches and strategies to use with students in a special needs area. Deliver 1:1 support session to pre-teach and reinforce teacher delivered sessions.
Person specification
| ATTRIBUTES | ESSENTIAL | DESIRABLE |
| Numeracy and literacy skills equivalent to Level 3 NVQ level 3 or equivalent in childcare, or diploma in childcare Education at Level 3. Appropriate First Aid qualification. | Specific key training in ACE courses, BSL level 2, RNIB partners in learning. | |
| Knowledge | Child Protection training. Awareness of confidentiality and data protection principles. Full working knowledge of relevant policies, codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation. Working knowledge for curriculum and other relevant learning programmes / strategies. Understanding of principles of child development and learning | |
| Technical / Work-based Skills | Training required in at least 2 relevant strategies eg literacy or bilingual, dyslexia, sign language etc | |
| General Skills/Attributes | Ability to plan effective actions for students who require support to progress their learning or who require specific support to facilitate their accessing of other learning opportunities. | The understanding of the range of support services, agencies, providers and knowledge of their effective use. Ability to upskill and train team members in the specialist area and in the use of specialist programmes / equipment. Support the professional 4 development needs of the team. |
| Experience | Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age. Minimum of 3-5 years experience of working with students. |
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