KS1 Teaching Assistant Level 1
Park Lane Primary School and Nursery
Warwickshire
- £17,028.96 per year
- New
- Expiring soon
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Scale Point 3
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 13 September 2024
Job overview
Contributes to providing a warm and welcoming environment within early year’s classes where children and carers can feel valued and obtain positive help and support from a range of activities.
The post receives direction from and is accountable to the EYFS Lead or other senior member of staff.
TYPICAL TASKS
Teaching Assistant Level 1 will:
Curriculum support:
· Support children’s learning as directed, in line with the principles of good practice and as defined by the Foundation Stage Guidance, to foster independence and self-esteem.
· Model use of language to exploit the area of learning.
· Discuss and interact with children using language relevant to the curriculum.
· Encourage children to think by asking open-ended questions.
Support for students:
· Provide children with support as specified by teacher/manager. Could include reading a story or helping with physical difficulties whilst encouraging independence (e.g. with personal cleanliness, putting on shoes etc.)
· Identify and report uncharacteristic behaviour patterns in children and report these to the EYFS Lead.
· Support children in accessing the curriculum through interaction using appropriate language (including other forms of communication, e.g. makaton) and, with younger children, extend play-based learning in both the indoor and outdoor classroom.
· Encourage and reinforce positive interactions between children working within any behaviour targets set.
· Assist with the supervision of children, for example, as they arrive/leave.
· Provide comfort as appropriate and arrange immediate care for minor accidents, upsets and ailments and report serious problems and perceived instances of danger or risk to health to the EYFS Lead.
· Have an understanding or special educational needs as defined in the SEN Code of Practice.
Support to the EYFS Lead:
· Assist in day-to-day management of the learning environment, e.g. preparing/clearing learning resources; reporting damaged/faulty items to the teacher; contributing to class/school displays, preparation of art areas etc.
· Contribute to record keeping – e.g. provide relevant verbal information to contribute to the planning and review of children’s learning, records and reports.
· Provide feedback to the teacher about the learning activities, responses to them and the support provided.
· Assist in the management of children’s behaviour.
· Undertake routine administrative tasks.
· Sort and tidy cupboards.
· Cleaning up.
Person Specification:
· Have at least GCSE/GCE in literacy and numeracy
· Be committed to own professional development, and be willing to undertake other appropriate training
· Have completed TA induction programme
· Understand special educational needs
· Knowledge of school rules, procedures, policies
· Be able to understand and support early years/foundation stage
· Be able to use technology as a learning tool – e.g. computer, video
· Able to operate technological equipment – e.g. photocopier, digital camera
· Able to relate well to children and adults
· Have good communication and listening skills, including able to use basic sign language
· Able to take direction but also take initiative when required
· Have experience of working with children of age with which post is concerned, previous experience of work as a TA required
· Can solve straightforward problems and respond to unforeseen circumstances (e.g. hazards, accidents etc.)
If you are ready for the challenge, contact Carruthers.r2@welearn365.com
for a visit or email your CV, letter of application and a completed GST
application form to apply. For further information or to arrange a discussion
with Mrs Schirwing – Assistant Head, please email Carruthers.r2@welearn365.com.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as an organisation. The Griffins Trust is an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other status protected by law.
Completed applications should be sent to Carruthers.r2@welearn365.com by
12pm on Friday 13th September. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for w/c Monday 16th September 2024.
About Park Lane Primary School and Nursery
- Park Lane Primary School and Nursery
- Park Lane, Nuneaton
- Warwickshire
- CV10 8NL
- United Kingdom
About the Griffin Schools Trust
The Griffin Schools Trust (GST) is a family of ten primary and two secondary schools in the Midlands, London and South East. We have a strong track record in making schools much better for children and their families and for the staff who work with us. Our single most important mission is to provide the conditions in which children discover who they are and then go on confidently to take their places in society, making a contribution to the world through the use of their talents. We will never prepare children to know their places.
When schools decide to join us they bring their histories to us and together we turn them into traditions reflecting the Trust’s mission and values whilst preserving and extending the each school’s individuality. We offer a rich curriculum and an unusual range of enrichment and extension clubs and activities. We also have shared traditions so that children form every school feel part of the same family. Every summer term we hold the Griffin Arts Festival. In the spring we have Founders Day and the Science Symposium and in the autumn students compete in the Griffin Science Symposium. All these festivals are linked in an annual theme schools’ four houses compete for a Trust cup which is awarded to the house colour which has accumulated most points from all Trust events. All staff, including the CEO, belong to a house.
Great GST schools have nothing institutional about them and great GST staff are thoughtfully recruited for their excellent knowledge and their broad interests. They are developed by Heads as well as the research and training opportunities offered across the Trust to add their individual magic to the mix. All our schools practice open and distributed leadership and place a high value on creativity as well as growing great talent pipelines to ensure that there are plenty of opportunities for promotion within and beyond the school.
Look at our website and click through to some of the schools as well as the one to which you are applying. We are frequently told that colleagues have found their professional home at GST. Is it yours? We look forward to hearing from you.
Anne Powell
Chief Executive Officer
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