Teaching Assistant - Belmont Primary School in Erith

Belmont Academy is looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and efficient Teaching Assistant to join our teaching support staff team.

Main Purpose: Assist teachers and senior leaders in ensuring the continuing educational development of all pupils through the establishment of constructive and positive relationships. Assist teachers/senior leaders in fostering attractive learning environments to ensure that pupils spend their school life in stimulating and engaging learning environments. Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required within a lesson to meet learning objectives and tasks and assist pupils in the use of these. To ensure accurate records and observations are kept so that pupils receive maximum benefit from their education including making reference to and understanding care plans, Educational Health Care plans and support plans for pupils. Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to the Trust’s and school’s ethos and values.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities – Teaching & Learning:

• Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher and increase achievement of all pupils including, where appropriate, those with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by establishing constructive relationships with pupils and encouraging participation of all pupils in learning and extracurricular activities.
• Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures.
• Support the class teacher/s with maintaining good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.
• Lead groups of pupils by modelling teaching practices set out in the plans and under the direction of the teacher/s.
• Organise and manage teaching space and resources to help maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment.
• Use ICT skills to advance pupils learning.
• Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence, providing feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement within a lesson, under the guidance of the teacher.
• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work.
• Undertake any other relevant duties given by the class teacher/s including administrative tasks.

Planning:

• Contribute to effective assessment and planning by supporting the monitoring, recording and reporting of pupil performance and progress as appropriate to the level of the role.
• Read and understand lesson plans shared prior to lessons.
• Prepare the classroom for lessons under the direction of the teacher/s.

Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals:

• Communicate effectively with other staff members and pupils.
• Communicate their knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision.
• With the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of performance and progress or concerns they may have about the pupils they work with.
• Understand their role in order to be able to work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues.
• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school/Trust.
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues that foster a mutual respect.

Whole school organization, strategy and development:

• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures so as to support the school’s values and vision.
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
• Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher/s.

Health and Safety:

• Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils and help to safeguard pupils’ wellbeing by following the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education and our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.
• Look after/care for pupils who are upset or have had accidents to include first aid and personal care.

Other Areas of Responsibility: Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that a Teaching Assistant will carry out. The post-holder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role. Belmont Academy can offer the successful candidate the opportunity to take on a position working alongside our current teaching support team within a supportive and welcoming environment.

Our Teaching Assistant will need:

• Experience working with children preferably, within the education sector.
• The knowledge skills and understanding of child development.
• Highly effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders including school staff, Trust staff and pupils.

Please refer to the Candidate Pack for more information.