Teaching Assistant

Person Specification: Teaching Assistant

Qualifications, Knowledge & Training – Essential

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent
• Basic knowledge of SEND and learning barriers
• Some knowledge of strategies in working with young people with challenging behaviours
• Knowledge of some of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Awareness of health and safety issues in the workplace

Qualifications, Knowledge & Training – Desirable

• Educated to A level
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• English, maths or science degree
• Knowledge and understanding of the national Curriculum
• Knowledge of teaching and learning

Experience – Essential

• Experience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students
• Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels
• Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload

Experience – Desirable

• Previous experience working in a similar role in a school
• Experience of working with students from a range of backgrounds

Skills & Abilities - Essential

• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with excellent standard of written and spoken English
• Good administrative and organisational skills
• Ability to interest, encourage, motivate and engage children
• Ability to work as part of a team, working with people across a wide range of levels and responsibilities
• Computer literate - must have good ICT skills, including a working knowledge of MS packages e.g. Word, PowerPoint
• Outlook, Excel as well as using and updating records and databases
• Ability to work using own initiative, exercising good judgement where unsupervised
• Flexibility of approach to work
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, having tact and diplomacy where necessary

Skills & Abilities - Desirable

• Ability to use an interactive whiteboard innovatively

Personal Qualities – Essential

• Enthusiasm for and commitment to the achievement of the school’s overall vision for success at all levels
• Willingness to work hard
• Flexible, adaptable, able to prioritise, and resilient under pressure
• Awareness of and commitment to equal opportunities and valuing diversity
• To command and demand respect from the school community
• Creativity and enthusiasm to promote a positive school image to the local and national community