Blackstone Education are working with a school based in Reading who are recruiting for a Teaching Assistant on a permanent basis.

Main Purpose:

The purpose of the Teaching Assistant is to support students with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.

Key Accountabilities:

1. To be accountable to the school Leadership Team in all areas of work and responsibilities.

2. To support teachers in all areas of the day to day running of the class seeking guidance and advice when required

3. Working alongside a class team to deliver purposeful and meaningful educational experiences for children and young people with a diagnosis of Autism spectrum and severe/moderate learning difficulties.

Key Duties:

1) Student Welfare and Safeguarding

Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students according to the school's policies, including safeguarding.

Work towards providing meaningful feedback on student behaviour, relationships and attitudes

Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the students and, drawing on advice from more senior TAs, adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in the behaviour of the children.

Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and British values within the PSHE policy and across the whole school.

Ensure a high standard of observation, carefully monitoring students' health and well-being and passing on information to relevant colleagues and other professionals with both concerns and positive changes.

Establish a positive relationship with students in order to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn.

Promote and encourage independence and personal development and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times and support in the achievement of this.

Promote students' cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.

2) Supporting Teaching and Learning

Implement, and with support where necessary, adjust learning activities as agreed with the teacher. Reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers

Support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the teacher or a more senior TA.

Under the guidance of a more senior TA or teacher, implement learning activities and experiences, appropriate to the class group, by supporting the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning. These activities will include physical activities such as walking, gardening, swimming, trampolining etc.

3) Student Attainment and Progress

Work with the children and support their learning, providing further explanation where needed, and work towards

Under the guidance of the Teacher, or a more senior TA, to help collate evidence and information that supports students' attainment and progress.

Work co-operatively with colleagues, parents/carers and professionals

4) Monitoring and Recording

Participate in the evaluation of learning activities.

Work towards providing meaningful feedback on student attainment and progress.

Work towards supporting the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting students' progress according to the school's policies in order to monitor and foster student's progress in all areas of learning.

Under the guidance of a more senior TA or a teacher, ensure all documentation is completed correctly for records of incidents, behaviour etc. as necessary.

Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with colleagues and stakeholders to ensure that relevant information regarding students is shared to support their development and wellbeing at all times.

5) Career Path Development and School Development

Further own professional development by engaging in reflective practices and continuous professional development and appraisal, including attending all statutory training required and provided.

Contribute to the community life of the school by taking an active part in the preparation and celebration of both community and multi-cultural events.

Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and undertake duties and tasks to the highest ability in order to achieve the smooth running of the school.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Qualifications: A good standard of standard of English, Maths and communication

Knowledge and Experience - desirable:

Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures

Experience of managing a range of approaches to behaviour, including managing behaviour that challenges.

Experience working within education is advantageous

Experience of working within a multi-cultural, inclusive setting

Relevant knowledge and experience of pupils with SEN relevant to Provision

Skills

Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual

Be positive and creative in meeting students' needs

Work on your own as well as part of a team

Work collaboratively with other staff and professionals with good interpersonal skills

Good numeracy and literacy skills

Competent ICT skills

Be flexible, adaptable and solution focused.

Able to work within the parameters of the physical demands of the job role

Requirements

Eligibility to work within the UK

Satisfactory Enhanced DBS with barred list checks

Be able to meet the demands of what can be physically challenging work at times.

A full valid driving license is desirable

If you are interested in this vacancy, please APPLY now or contact Kirsty at Blackstone Education for further information