Job Title: Teaching Assistant (5) Vic Prep
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Hourly rate: £17.57
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: Yes
Advert Closing Date:24/11/2024
Whatever you want from your career, you have the scope to find it here. We foster a work approach based on mutual support and collaboration, where everyone feels empowered to empower others. You’ll find countless opportunities to learn, develop and grow a rewarding career where we recognises the importance of your personal and professional well-being. By considering moving internally across the Public Service, you'll be proud of what you can achieve – both for yourself and the people of Jersey.
Job Overview
Victoria College Preparatory School is looking for a motivated Learning Support assistant to join our fantastic team. The successful candidate will be a child-centred, enthusiastic practitioner, committed to inclusive education and creating high quality learning opportunities and environments for our children to thrive in.
Purpose of the Job:
Working with teachers and ENCO to plan and provide learning opportunities to meet the requirements of the current Jersey curriculum and meet the children’s individual needs.
This vacancy requires supervision of our breakfast club from 07:45 to 08:30, Lunchtime supervision and to supervision of our walking bus from VCP to JCP car park until 4pm.
For further details or informal discussion, please call Dan Pateman (Head Teacher) on 01534 723468.
Job Purpose
- To provide the teaching staff with appropriate support in the planning, implementation and monitoring of education programmes to enable access to learning of students and to assist the teacher in the management of students and the classroom.
- To provide the teaching staff with appropriate support in the planning, implementation and monitoring of special educational programmes to meet the needs of individuals or small groups with special educational needs.
- To support the physical welfare of the students, both in an integrated and extraction situation and supervise medication as prescribed by a physician.
Statutory Responsibilities
- Supervise and provide particular support for students, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities in line with the curriculum.
- Plan individual programmes against learning objectives. To give feedback to the team on the progress and behaviour of the individual group or pupil within the special needs area. Observe and monitor the development of specific students, recording appropriately and applying this knowledge to future planning.
- To supervise and assess the students in planned activities within the curriculum areas in the manner best suited to the individual needs.
- Accompany teaching staff on visits, trips and out of school activities where appropriate. Transporting and supporting physically disabled and special needs students where necessary.
- Assist with the supervision of students out of lesson times, including before school 7:45 – 8.30 (Bistro/playground), after school 15.00 – 16.00 (walking bus) and at lunchtimes.
- Attend to the students’ personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene and welfare matters. Care for sick, distressed and injured children carrying out the necessary first aid and take the appropriate follow-up action necessary through the agreed school policy. Contribute to specific reports when requested by consultants, GPs and parents on students with medical problems.
Person specification
Victoria College Preparatory School aims to create well-rounded, resilient young men who have the skills, attitudes and values to be successful individuals who make a positive contribution to society. In order to further fulfil our aims we require our Learning support assistants to:
- Be adaptable and flexible
- Attend school and community events
- Model the Core Values of the school
- Provide clerical/administrative support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, collecting money etc.
- To support and develop partnerships with parents, liaising with them, with the support of the teacher in charge and Lead Teaching Assistant/Team Leader, to ensure consistency in approach for the students.
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection. Report all concerns to an appropriate person.
- To demonstrate and model our school Core Values
Extra-Curricular activities and residential trips are an invaluable part of life at VCP. We strongly encourage staff to:
- Participate in on island and off island residential trips
Knowledge
- Effective practitioner
- High level of professionalism and interest in continuous professional development.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
General skills / attributes
- Working with or caring for children of relevant age
- Experience of working with pupils with who presenting with Autism or related social communication difficulties
- Appropriate first aid training
Across the Jersey public service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wider range of opportunities – to work with recognised experts across teams, learn new skills and develop their careers. We actively look to recruit people from different backgrounds, with diverse perspectives. This creates a richer, more varied environment, where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking and new opportunities, so you can develop an exciting and rewarding career.
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