Teaching Assistant

Job Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our Catch22 College team in Maidstone.

As a Teaching Assistant your responsibilities and accountabilities will be:

• Working with individuals and groups of students, ensuring students are kept on task and complete activities set by the teacher.
• Dealing with behavioural and special needs issues in conjunction with the teacher.
• Delivering SEN interventions.
• Helping implement lesson plans, aims and contents with the teacher.
• Providing feedback to students without reference to the teacher.
• Taking a small group of students for defined activities.
• Being responsible for a whole class during the absence of a teacher.
• Working with challenging students away from the classroom as a respite strategy.
• Supervise students at breaks and lunchtimes.
• In conjunction with the teacher, liaising with parents on student progress.
• Ensuring learner files and records are kept up to date.

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL

• Good skills in English and Maths.
• Knowledge of the statutory requirements of health and safety, SEN & safeguarding of children.
• Ability to work independently, supported by the teacher, with groups of or individual students.
• Ability to work with challenging students, understand their needs and demonstrate effective behaviour management strategies as and when required.
• Experience working at an advanced level with the teacher in planning and delivery of teaching activities (including those defined in Individual Education Plans).
• Experience of teaching children with Education Health Care Plans and Special Education Need, and language difficulties or other complex needs.
• Determination to raise the levels of achievement of children.
• Ability to cope with emotionally demanding situations.

DESIRABLE

• Experience of being a Teaching Assistant in an alternative provision environment.
• Have an understanding of curriculum, particularly literacy and numeracy requirements.
• Evidence of successful work with disaffected and emotionally vulnerable students.