Job Description
Duties and responsibilities will include:
- Assist in the management of pupils in the learning environment
- Assist the teacher with lesson planning and planning of other learning activities, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate and in accordance to pupil responses/needs whilst helping pupils to access learning activities through specialist support
- Will transfer work and resources back to the teacher and feed back any issues
- As agreed, and with limited supervision, deliver a range of teaching and learning experiences which should be appropriately differentiated and suitably challenging.
- Support the teacher in establishing, adapting and undertaking structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes appropriate to the pupil’s needs to ensure physical, social, emotional and intellectual development, taking into account diversity e.g. language, culture, ability, race and religion
- Will recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support colleagues in order to ensure the smooth running of the learning environment and contribute to relevant meetings
- Will supervise and support pupils consistently at all times including those with special needs; recognising and responding to their individual needs whilst ensuring their safety and education in the learning environment
- Assist and provide suggestions on the implementation of Individual Education Plans and Personal Care Programmes; attending to the pupils’ personal needs and maintaining related personal programmes with the correct use of care materials including the safety and well being of the pupils, therapy and medical intervention needs of the pupil and first aid, paying attention to social, health, physical and welfare matters as well as high standards of cleanliness and hygiene e.g. washing, dressing, toileting, and, if applicable, mobility
- Promote and reinforce the inclusion, acceptance and integration of all pupils, including those with specific and special needs and those from different cultures and/or with a different first language as appropriate
- Set challenging and demanding expectations, employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance whilst promoting self-esteem. Encourage pupils to act independently, working co-operatively and interacting with others
- Will prepare, create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment to meet the lesson plans. Take responsibility for the care, preparation, maintenance and use of relevant equipment, assisting pupils in its use and clearing/storage afterwards
- Will be aware of pupil progress, monitor/record pupil responses against pre-determined learning objectives as well as provide accurate, constructive and detailed feedback/reports to the teacher and pupils
- In liaison with the class teacher, will establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies and professionals to support achievement and progress of pupils
- Will take delegated responsibility in the supervision of Teaching Assistants, students on work experience, trainees and voluntary helpers
Personal Qualities :
- Be able to work constructively as part of a team
- Be able to remain calm under pressure
- Be able to cope with pupils who may have emotional/behavioural/physical difficulties
Skills Required :
- Problem Solving
- Basic ICT
- Good numeracy/literacy
Future Prospects :
- Opportunity to progress to Level 3 if the candidate is suitable
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