Teaching Assistant

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This post is 32 hours per week, term time only.

Please note that CV’s are not accepted as part of the application process. Please complete a support staff application form which can be found on our website www.westfieldacademy.co.uk.

Main Purpose of Job

• To assist the Headteacher and teachers in the development and implementation of a programme of work and in the provision of a stable, caring and supportive learning environment, which enables pupils to achieve their full learning potential and facilitates their social and moral development.
• Support is both on a one to one basis and in groups, to pupils with additional learning needs. This may include pupils with a high learning ability (‘gifted/talented’). This may take place in mainstream classrooms or in the SEN rooms.

Main Responsibilities & Duties

Supporting the Teaching and Learning Process

Under the guidance and direction of the teacher:

• Develop, maintain and apply knowledge and understanding of students’ general and specific learning needs and to ensure that support is given at an appropriate level.
• Supporting and directing literacy and numeracy tasks, clarifying and explaining instructions.
• Focus support in areas needing improvement, both academic and social.
• Work with and support students to ensure they are able to use ICT and other specialist equipment to enhance their learning.
• Motivate and encourage students to concentrate on and fulfil the tasks set.
• Undertake learning activities with students of varying abilities to ensure differentiation and access to the curriculum.
• Seek to ensure the promotion and reinforcement of students’ self esteem, appropriate levels of effort and behaviour; to guide students to become independent learners.
• Contribute to the assessment of students’ learning, in particular with regard to literacy, numeracy, science and IT skills.
• Contribute to the implementation of the curriculum and specific individual student targets.
• Provide small group and 1:1 interventions as required.

Assist teaching staff in the development of learning strategies, with the provision of teaching and learning resources and in the preparation and maintenance of a safe, secure and suitable learning environment

• Assist in the development, monitoring and evaluation of programmes of work.
• To maintain data files, catalogue resources, maintain inventories, photocopy, and use IT systems for administrative and educational purposes.
• Contribute to and assist in the development and monitoring of systems for review and recording of students’ progress.
• Where appropriate, accompany students on school visits.
• Attend and contribute to school staff meetings and in service training events within contracted hours or outside normal hours by agreement.

To provide care and supervision of pupils within the classroom, within the school and outside of the school

• Assist in the supervision of tests/assessments as directed.
• To assume sole supervision of whole classes for short periods in the absence of the teacher, but only when it is essential for the teacher to leave a class, such as in an emergency. This would not be expected in the case of inexperienced TAs.
• Develop an understanding of and provide for students’ specific personal needs to ensure a safe learning environment.

Additional duties may include

• Under the direction of Health Service professionals, undertake activities in support of occupational, physio and speech therapy.
• To work with student groups using a range of strategies to gain acceptance and inclusion of students with special educational needs.

Please visit our website, www.westfieldacademy.co.uk for an application pack.

The deadline for applications is Monday 4th September at 12:00pm. Interviews will take place during the week commencing 11 July 2022.

Westfield Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and follow best practice procedures to ensure their safety.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 32 per week

Salary: From £17,118.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Yeovil BA21 3EP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 04/09/2023