Haverfordwest High VC School – Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship (x2)
Job Description
As a teaching assistant you would support teachers and help children with their educational and social development, both in and out of the classroom.
Job roles will include:
- Working within a Secondary school full-time as a Teaching Assistant
- Supporting pupils with additional learning needs (ALN)
- Support for Pupils
- Attend to the pupils’ personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.
- Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning, including those with Additional Educational Needs.
- Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
- Encourage pupils to act independently and provide feedback as appropriate
- Encourage pupils to behave in an appropriate way in line with established school policy
- Encourage pupils to develop self-discipline, self-esteem and independence
- Assist with the implementation of One Page Profiles/Personal Care programmes
- Prepare classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards and assist with the display of pupils work
- Be aware of pupil problems/progress/achievements and report to the teacher as agreed
- Undertake pupil record keeping as requested
- Support the teacher in managing pupil behaviour in line with established school policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
- Administer routine progress tests as required by the teacher
- Gather/report information from/to parents/carers as directed
- Provide clerical/administrative support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, preparing classroom displays, collecting money etc.
- To support First Aid
- Support pupils to understand instructions and undertake learning activities as directed by the teacher
- Support pupils in respect of local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, KS3, early years as directed by the teacher
- Support pupils in using ICT in learning activities as directed
- Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources as directed by the teacher and assist pupils in their use
Essential Criteria:
- An eagerness to learn more about becoming a Teaching Assistant
- A passion for working with children
- Possess relevant qualities including patience and communication
- Ability to show professionalism at all times
- Ability to listen and learn from more experienced staff
- The ability to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times
Desirable / Personal Qualities
- Any previous experience working with children
- Any previous experience with special educational needs (SEN)
- Strong English & Mathematics
- Communicational skills relevant to both children and adults
- Competent skills in numeracy, literacy and ICT
- Ability to self-manage and organise own time
- Personal qualities
- Reliable
- Smart appearance
- Professional attitude
- A level of maturity with working in a school environment will be required
- Ambitious and hard working
- Desire to be a positive role model to young people
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