Teaching Assistant

JOB DESCRIPTION: TEACHING ASSISTANT School: Al – Falah Primary School Location: Clapton , Hackney Job title: Teacher Assistant Salary range: Negotiation Main duties and responsibilities Support for the Pupils/families  Assess, manage and deliver pastoral and learning support.  Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement.  To work with pupils, understanding how to motivate and encourage them to achieve and develop.  To work with the SENCO and other teachers to develop and implement IEPs and behaviour mentoring plans.  To understand the individual needs of children and be responsible for advising them on social, health and hygiene development.  To deal with minor incidents and the health and hygiene of the children and where necessary, escort them home.  To read with individual children and groups and complete reading records as directed by the class teacher. Support for the Teachers  Within an agreed system of supervision, to work with the teacher to develop lessons, work plans and the classroom environment.  To record the progress of children through exams and tests.  To feedback the achievements of pupils to colleagues through the agreed monitoring systems.  To report on pupil achievements and adjust their work as necessary.  To establish and maintain constructive relationships with parents/carers by: -supporting their role in pupils learning, -providing constructive feedback on pupil's progress and achievements -facilitating their support for their child's attendance -support home to school/community links.  To take a lead role in planning, development and organisation of systems/procedures/policies.  To lead on developing behaviour strategies. To be proactive in managing behaviour to promote self control, independence and integration.  To provide other administrative support including dealing with photocopying, correspondence, compilation/analysis/reporting on attendance, exclusions etc, making phone calls etc and liaison with relevant bodies (for example, feeder schools).  To work within an agreed system of supervision with small groups of children and to take responsibility for their learning.  To work in partnership with the reception class teacher to support the school induction programme. This may include contributing to parents evening as appropriate.  To accompany teachers and classes on educational visits.  To work with the class teacher in dealing with finished work and preparing displays and filing work  To work with small groups of children and to take responsibility for their learning. Support for the School  To undertake line management responsibilities where appropriate including:  Liaise between manager's/teaching staff and Teaching Assistants  Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.  Be aware of and support differences and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.  Contribute to overall ethos/work/aims of the school.  Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of pupils.  Recognise own strengths and areas of specialist expertise and use these to lead advice and support others.  Contribute to the identification and running of appropriate out of school learning activities which consolidate and extend work carried out in class.  Lead for the whole school in specialist area and share expertise and skills with others.  Be responsible for the provision and delivery of out of school learning activities for example, clubs, and extra-curricular activities within guidelines established by the school.  Attend and participate in regular meetings, and in training and other activities as required.  To assist in the general care of the school environment by undertaking tidying of general areas (staff room, fridge etc).  To assist with children at the beginning and end of the day and in the playground as required.  To attend meetings with line managers as required.  To promote equal opportunities at all times.  To work with the Line Manager about timetable arrangements, and when appropriate, be responsible for arranging cover when Teaching Assistants are absent. Support for the Curriculum  Be responsible for the management of stock levels and for the maintenance/quality/safety of specialist equipment.  Within an agreed system of supervision, deliver learning and teaching activities and adjust these where necessary.  Actively investigate courses and activities outside of the school.  Advise, demonstrate and assist in the safe and effective use of specialist equipment/materials, including use of ICT.  Determine need for, select and prepare the use of specialist equipment, plans and resources necessary to both lead and support learning activities, taking into account pupils' interests, language and cultural backgrounds. Special Educational Needs  Determine need for, select and prepare the use of specialist equipment, plans and resources necessary to both lead and support learning activities, taking into account pupil's interests, language and cultural backgrounds.  Take a lead role in the provision of support for children with special needs.  Establish and develop productive working relationships with pupils acting as a role model and developing 1:1 mentoring arrangements and providing support for distressed pupils.  To work co-operatively with other members of staff, attending meetings with the Head teacher