What skills and experience we're looking forWe are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and excellent individual to join our te.....
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and excellent individual to join our team of Teaching Assistants. The ideal candidate will support the class teacher with the overall delivery of the Curriculum by undertaking work/care/support programmes in order to enable access to learning for all pupils.
They will be involved in delivering engaging learning experiences that encourage pupils to think for themselves, whilst ensuring they see a purpose to their work. A wide range of learning styles are used to ensure personalised learning is at the heart of what we do.
The ideal candidate will:
• Have Maths and English to GCSE Grade C or equivalent.
• Have previous experience of working with children/young people.
• Love encouraging, motivating and inspiring young children through the support they give in order to encourage their learning.
• Be committed to our ethos that all pupils can achieve at our SHARE Primary Academies.
• Have experience of working with children who have SEN/EAL.
• Have an understanding of behaviour management.
• Have great references demonstrating they are a suitable candidate, safe to work with children.
Job Description:
1. To undertake duties in accordance with school practices and procedures, ensuring the post holder actively upholds and promotes the philosophies of the school.
2. Under the guidance of the teacher, supervise activities and assist with the general management and control of pupils across all key stages as required and during the school day including lunchtime.
3. Under the guidance of the teacher, support within a key stage, to deliver either one to one work or to small groups, preparing resources and feeding back to teaching personnel.
4. To participate in and assist in supervision of educational visits, in conjunction with the teacher/line manager.
5. To promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conduct and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility of their own behaviour.
6. To undertake relevant training and development as required from time to time by the Headteacher or Governors, and be involved in ongoing development reviews of skills and competencies.
7. To attend and contribute towards the daily departmental briefing and other meetings as required.
8. To actively encourage the inclusion of all pupils to participate in the life and activities of the school and access the national curriculum to the best of their ability.
9. To provide individual assistance or assistance within groups through Pastoral Support, EHC plans, SEN support and teaching strategies etc, to maximise their achievements.
10. To provide information via CPOM’s of incidents or occurrences to teachers & senior staff.
11. To work flexibly across key stages as required alongside the teacher to monitor and assess pupil progress towards achievement of SEN targets as identified in MSP or ANP.
12. To act as a key person with an overview of the care needs of specific pupils. This would include acting under the direction of the SENDCo to coordinate the medical and personal care needs of the pupil.
13. Under the direction of the teacher, assist in the delivery of the structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes.
14. Carry out your duties with due regard to current and future school policies, procedures and relevant legislation.
15. Have an understanding of the importance of lesson planning, contribute to lesson planning and learning objectives to develop learning.
16. Contribute to and uphold the vision and ethos of the academy.
17. Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
18. Promote team work within the team, working in partnership to ensure effective working relations.
19. Treat all users of the academy with courtesy and consideration.
20. Be aware and comply with all academy policies at all times. As part of your wider duties and responsibilities you are required to promote and actively support the schools responsibilities towards safeguarding.
Essential Criteria:
• Maths and English to GCSE Grade C or equivalent.
• Experience of working with children/young people in a school.
• Experience of working with children who have SEN.
• Ability to engage and influence others.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to foster good relationships with parents/carers and other outside agencies.
• Excellent behaviour management skills.
• Commitment to the safeguarding of young people.
• Ability to deal with the personal care and comfort, and necessary treatments with pupils, i.e. toileting and intimate care issues.
• Ability to assist the teacher in planning class activities.
• Ability to prepare differentiated materials and teaching aids suitable for learning activities.
• Ability to use ICT to support learning.
Desired Criteria:
• NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualifications or experience.
• Experience of working across departments and with external organisations.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate impact of interventions and strategies.
• Is willing to work flexibly within scope of overall hours.
What the school offers its staff
About Millbridge Primary Academy
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2021, Millbridge, a SHARE Primary Academy, continually strives to provide its pupils with the very best education possible. It does this by having high expectations, and children always giving their best.
Millbridge is one of eight academies within the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust. The academy is situated within a close-knit, diverse community, and is in good commuting distance from Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wakefield. The academy is proud to offer:
• A supportive and ambitious environment where all pupils are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives.
• A vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key.
• A commitment that staff are happy, engaged, and well supported at work, taking pride in pupils’ attendance, behaviour, progress and development as well as their own.
• Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated.
• Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development.
• Supportive leadership, encouraging a healthy work-life balance.
• A high-quality teaching and learning environment, alongside good facilities.
• A culture where children are happy, settled and confident, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a memorable educational experience for pupils and staff.
Why apply to join SHARE Multi Academy Trust?
There are many reasons why you will enjoy working for the trust. You will be surrounded by supportive people, working together with a common goal for all of our students, aiming to value and support all colleagues in order to help them achieve their personal best.
If you decide to join us, we will ensure you have what you need to make a positive difference in your education role. We will seek out your ideas and ask for your opinions regularly using staff voice.
Our CPD commitment is second to none and the training and developmental opportunities on offer will empower you to make improvements in all aspects of your role. The training you receive will help you fulfil your potential whatever your stage of career.
For teachers and leaders, we offer fast tracked, first class developmental opportunities led by one of our academies, Shelley College, which is the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale: -
• National Professional Qualifications (NPQs), which underpin our structured training programmes (we offer all the qualifications);
• Lead practitioner positions for colleagues who want to remain classroom- based but lead on curriculum development or training and coaching;
• Mentor / facilitator training and experience which give experienced colleagues the opportunity to develop through mentoring initial teacher trainees, early career teachers or NPQ candidates – right up to NPQEL facilitators;
• Trainee senior leadership positions, which build on our middle leadership programmes. This training includes short placements in other schools and a substantial improvement project under the guidance of an experienced leader.
All our academies have comprehensive professional development programmes for support staff. We support colleagues in their role by offering regular training, coaching and mentoring using the latest evidence-based research. Our trust collaboration draws on best practice to share the expertise available. Our support staff meet with colleagues across the trust every September to share ideas and resources.
With regard reward and recognition, we recognise and appreciate our staff as our most valuable asset, we recognise the work they do and celebrate their successes.
We offer a wide range of benefits including: -
• Employee assistance programmes catering for the individual wellbeing needs of staff;
• Wellbeing champions and designated wellbeing resources for staff;
• Flexible working opportunities (where practical);
• Occupational sick pay, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave;
• Competitive pension schemes with the opportunity for shared cost AVCs;
• Money saving ‘salary sacrifice’ cycle scheme and tech scheme.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
