1:1 Teaching Assistant

Level 2 Point 5-6 (£21,575 – £21,968) FTE  

32.5 hours per week 8.30am – 3.30 pm (30 minutes for lunch), Monday – Friday (Term Time only 38 weeks). To start Summer term 2024.

We wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant, to join our team of 1:1 TAs who support children with Education and Healthcare Plans across our primary school.

Are you energetic, hardworking and enthusiastic, and committed to supporting primary school children to achieve educational excellence?

Do you want to inspire, motivate and make a difference within a team of like-minded, dedicated staff?

We are looking for someone who:
• Has experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs;
• Has a positive, enthusiastic ‘can do’ attitude;
• Can develop strong relationships with all key stakeholders, most especially with the children;
• Can be flexible and sensitive to children’s needs;
• Can play a key role in the support of learning;
• Is able to work effectively in a team;
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Is keen to extend their own learning, participating in continued professional development;
• and Is willing to promote the vision and ethos of the school.

Duties may include:
• Supporting teachers in planning for, and setting up play provision
• Supporting whole class, groups and individual children
• Recording learning outcomes
• Supervision of outdoor learning

As a school we can offer you:
• Polite, engaging and enthusiastic children who enjoy school and love learning
• Friendly and supportive colleagues
• An ethos of teamwork and collaboration
• A school committed to providing the best for all of its children
• Opportunities for further professional development

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Application Closing Date: Monday 15^th April (Midday)
Interview date:  Thursday 18^th April (Afternoon)

For more information please contact: Alicia Gadsby at Head@kettlefields.cambs.sch.uk

To apply, please visit: Current Vacancies | Kettlefields Primary School

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: 1:1 Teaching Assistant – Level 2

School/Service: Kettlefields Primary School

Reports to: Headteacher

Grade: Level 2



Job Purpose:

Support the classroom teacher to facilitate the active participation of a 1:1 child in the academic and social activities of the school. Contribute to raising standards of achievement for all pupils.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Support for children

• In conjunction with the classroom teacher, adapt lessons to meet the needs of an individual child.
• Take responsibility for delivering learning activities with an individual child who would benefit from a different learning approach as agreed.
• Establish and maintain supportive relationships with individual pupils, small groups and parents/carers to ensure they understand and can achieve the tasks.
• Provide learning support to a child with significant needs.
• Support a child with development needs, e.g. cognitive ability, EBD, learning skills, etc. as directed.
• Encourage and promote inclusion in the classroom, ensuring all pupils feel involved with tasks and activities.

2. Support for the curriculum

• Support the school curriculum, including literacy and numeracy activities.
• Suggest areas where ICT might be used to enrich pupil learning
• Provide targeted support to enhance learning and improve attainment

3. Support for the teacher

• Assist in maintaining class records and contribute to reports on pupil progress and development as directed.
• Monitor and track progress and provide feedback to assist in developing IEPs for children with special needs.
• Contribute to the planning and evaluation of work programmes for individual pupils and groups.
• Organise the learning environment and develop classroom resources as required.
• Undertake support activities for the teacher as required, e.g. photocopying, preparation of materials, mounting displays.
• Contribute to the management of pupil behaviour, including anticipating and taking action to prevent potential problems arising.

4. Support for the school

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and parents or carers.
• Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and healthy environment.
• Attend and actively participate in staff meetings.
• Participate in and support the professional development of other teaching assistants as required.
• Assist in facilitating school events, e.g. school plays, events.

As a school we can offer you:
• Polite, engaging and enthusiastic children who enjoy school and love learning
• Friendly and supportive colleagues
• An ethos of teamwork and collaboration
• A school committed to providing the best for all of its children
• Opportunities for further professional development

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off.   We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered.  We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion. 

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