Teaching Assistant - Charlton

Teaching Assistant

Full-time

Charlton

PAYE £88-100 per day

About the role:

As a teaching assistant  you will have the opportunity of developing authentic relationships with students. You will connect directly with the brilliant students we care for, helping to make sure they get the very best from their education. Our students have so much potential, and they will rely on you to guide their learning journeys bespoke to them.

You will help prepare learning materials and run small classroom activities as well as activities within the community. You will face challenges and overcome them as you flourish and thrive, sharing your skills and learning from others. Every day can be different, but you will have all the support you need, with lots of skills and experience to draw on along with valuable advice and guidance too.

Who are we looking for:

If you come from educational, care, outdoor activity centres or any other role supporting children and young people and are eager to help vulnerable students to live happy, fulfilling lives, this is the role for you. We also welcome graduates to apply, especially people with degrees in psychology and sociology.

You will be adaptable and ready to work in a variety of classroom roles, according to individualised needs. Taking a responsive and caring approach, you may be running small classroom activities, one to one activities, supporting students to access trips within the community.

· A passion for supporting and empowering children and young people

· Ability to form positive working relationships with others.

· A calm and rational manner when dealing with challenging situations.

· Experience working with children and young people who have additional needs including behaviour that is a barrier to their education

· Confident to deliver small group and 1 to 1 activities

· A team player who engages well with others

· A strong communicator

· A genuine interest in supporting children and young people to reach their full potential

· Energetic and hard-working.

· Flexible and adaptable to change

· A glass half full person, with a sense of humour and a positive outlook

Full job description for this role can be seen below.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities outlined in this job description may be modified by the

Director or Head of School, with your agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the job, commensurate with the salary and job title.

Classroom Support

• Under the direction of the Teacher, work with individuals and small
• groups of students within a classroom situation to ensure each student has the maximum access to all learning activities.
• In liaison with teaching staff, plan, prepare and deliver the support needed, developing strategies to achieving positive behavioural outcomes.
• Support teaching staff with appropriate strategies when dealing with challenging behaviour.
• Ensure students receive regular and constructive feedback with regards to their progress.

Student Support

• Arrange and develop 1-1 mentoring programmes to support students in managing their own classroom behaviour and learning. Writing up these sessions and monitoring progress.
• Work with teaching staff in the planning and implementation of individual behaviour support programmes for named student or small groups.
• Meeting individual students or small groups to support them through withdrawal from classes or through meetings arranged at other times in the day.
• Small group work intervention - mentoring support
• Liaise with other educational providers, parents and teaching staff on student progress.
• Challenge and motivate students to promote self-esteem.
• To undertake individual support for students through internal and external exams.
• Accompany students on work experience or other trips to external venues
• Supporting with the development and implementation of transition plans
• Supporting with the induction process