Teaching Assistant

PROFESSIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Support for students:

• Develop a detailed knowledge of the particular needs of students with additional needs
• Have a passion for working with/supporting children with SEND
• Provide support for students, ensuring their safety and welfare and accessing learning activities
• Identify specific strategies to support the student (in partnership with the class teacher and SENCO) to learn in a variety of ways, including;
• Clarifying and explaining (but not giving the answer)
• Supporting a student to use the correct equipment
• Assisting in language, behaviour, social skill, reading and handwriting development
• Ensuring work is completed to a high standard
• Developing appropriate resources to support students (in partnership with the class teacher)
• Using small group work, 1:1, withdrawal as methods to help meet the needs of the students
• Establishing excellent relationships with students to promote inclusion and interaction
• Discuss targets set for the students and support their understanding of how to achieve these
• Providing feedback for the student and parents/carers on progress and achievement and commenting on work in exercise books (to also inform the teacher of support given)
• Where needed, accompany students and the department on trips/visits and take responsibility for supervision of groups of students on these trips/visits
• Record notes for parents/tutors in student planners to aid learning and transition
• Be active in class and a visible member of staff

Support for teachers:

• Assist the class teacher in developing appropriate resources to support the learning of students
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to the teacher on the progress of students (in books or verbal) and evaluate progress in partnership
• Contribute to the reviews of progress as a key worker for named students (including My Plan, EHCP or reports for outside agencies)
• Promote good behaviour, dealing promptly with any incidents in line with the school policy and the agreement with the specific teacher
• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers of key students
• Support the department in resource creation and display work

• Advise teachers of the impact of strategies you are developing within a targeted SEN area of expertise
• Communicate effectively with the class teacher/HLTA/SENCO to ensure all staff can benefit from examples of best practice
• Attend department meetings and other training
• Become familiar with the content and demands of the subject up to and including GCSE
• Undertake intervention programmes (where needed) to ensure that students make progress in line with their peers
• Assist with the preparation of resources in the department to ensure that the curriculum can be delivered to all students
• Support organisation of students to ensure key messages are recorded and taken home (e.g. ILT)
• Become familiar with the content and demands of the subjects up to and including GCSE

Supporting the school:

• Be aware of the latest updates in child protection, health and safety, confidentiality and data protection in school and the processes of reporting any concerns
• Support and uphold all policies in school
• Be proactive with regard to career development and agree to using coaching observations as a means of improving practice (observing others and being observed)
• Participate in professional development opportunities and the performance management system (involving a skills audit and peer observations)
• Attend and participate in meetings as required
• Set the very best example in dress, attendance and behaviours