KS2 Teaching Assistant - London

Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park is an Outstanding primary academy with high expectations and aspirations for children. Our staff aim to provide every child with exceptional education, support, care, enrichment, and challenge. We offer opportunities for enjoyable learning and prepare children for future academic success and happy lives. Our unique creative curriculum, clear vision, high expectations, strong moral values, and love of learning create a multi-cultural, multi-faith family where children learn together and respect each other.

Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park is looking for a Teaching Assistant to support individuals and groups of children, including those with SEN. The successful candidate will be involved in first aid related matters and have a basic knowledge of SEND and learning barriers. The actual salary for this role will be £27,436.00 - £27,473.64 (39 weeks per year, 40 hours per week).

Main Areas of Responsibility

• Supervising and supporting identified children in 1:1, group or whole class situations, ensuring their safety and access to learning.
• Assisting in the development of appropriate resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies.
• Assisting in evaluating identified children's progress.
• Providing detailed and regular feedback to teachers on children’s achievement, progress and needs.
• Leading small group sessions and interventions.
• Attending to children's personal needs where required, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.
• Supporting with behaviour management.
• Contributing towards a purposeful and supportive learning environment.
• Undertaking structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities to ensure achievement of learning goals.
• Assisting with the supervision of children out of lesson times, such as playtime and lunchtime duty.
• Establishing good relationships with children, acting as a role model.
• Promoting the inclusion and acceptance of all children, supporting difference and ensuring that all have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Supporting children with their learning and development in areas such as literacy, numeracy, Key Stage and/or subject specific.
• Encouraging children to interact with others and engage in activities.
• Preparing and clearing the classroom assisting with the display of children’s work.
• Preparing and maintaining equipment and resources and supporting children in their use.
• Undertaking record keeping.
• Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with parents/carers.
• Providing general administrative support.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualifications to degree level 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.
• 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.

Professional Development & Benefits

We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level. In addition to opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation. Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application and throughout the recruitment process. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.