Teaching Assistant
Minehead First School
Somerset
- £11.79 - £11.98 per hour
- New
- Quick apply
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 30 September 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to support children with their primary school journey. The successful candidate will work in partnership with parents, teachers and the school to establish a supportive and nurturing learning environment in which children make excellent progress. Knowledge of EYFS desirable.
Main Duties will include:
· To support individuals and groups to help them learn.
· To establish an effective and purposeful learning environment in partnership with the teachers and other colleagues.
· To support teachers in assessing the needs of individual children.
· To observe, record and feedback information on pupil performance.
Other Key Aspects of the role are:
· To assist in creating materials for curriculum delivery and display boards
· To plan, lead and facilitate group activities
· To plan and lead one to one teaching and intervention
· To promote inclusion of all the pupils in the school, including those with physical, learning and behaviour difficulties
· To assist with behaviour management within and outside the classroom
· To work with the classroom teachers to implement Education Health Care Plans and develop resources for pupils who have: English as a second language, speech or language impairments or behaviour that interferes with learning and relationships
· To assist pupils’ social development, progress and achievement outside the classroom
· To take safeguarding seriously and be observant and follow the schools safeguarding policy
Contract details: 30 hours per week, term time plus 2 inset days. This role may include some lunchtime duties.
Rate of pay: £11.79 to £11.98 per hour
Once completed, please send your application via TES
Please note: Beacon Education reserves the right to interview on a rolling basis and may make an appointment before the application deadline. We would therefor encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share our commitment. A criminal disclosure check will be requested for an applicant who is offered a position.
This position will be offered to the successful candidate subject to references and obtaining the necessary clearances.
Beacon Education adheres to Safer Recruitment procedures and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share our commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhance DBS check.
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About Minehead First School
- Minehead First School
- Townsend Road, Minehead
- Somerset
- TA24 5RG
- United Kingdom
Minehead First School & Pre School is at the heart of the seaside town of Minehead, with access to the South West Coast Path and Exmoor National Park, this striking coastline makes West Somerset a delightful place to live and raise a family. At Minehead First, our staff are motivated to improve the learning journey for every single pupil in our care, not least because this is an area of low social mobility. We are dedicated to improving the life chances of the children in our community and are looking for dedicated high calibre professionals to contribute to the educational landscape at this impactful time in their lives.
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