SEMH Teaching Assistant
Core Duties and Responsibilities:
- To be a safe adult and take the business of education seriously
- Be a highly visible, consistent and supportive presence in and around the school; support the staff and students, ensuring high quality education and care.
- Promote an aspirational culture which motivates everyone to work collaboratively, share knowledge and deliver exceptional outcomes.
- Sustain the aims and objectives of the school and support the establishment of policies through which they will be achieved.
- Uphold the principles of transparency, integrity, and probity
- Promote the school in a positive light in person and through all appropriate forms of media
- Implement and model strategies that secure high standards of teaching, student behaviour and attendance.
- Hold self and others to account with integrity and honesty
- Successfully manage own workload and that of others.
- Treat team members with equity and respect and be proactive in supporting all team members regardless of their need.
- Endeavour to be able to deputise and backfill functions across the school
- Support students throughout the day by fulfilling pastoral responsibilities
- Engage fully in the schools appraisal process to fulfil personal potential and be able to participate effectively in the implementation of the school's goals and improvement plans.
- Consistently implement all school policies.
- Report any safeguarding concerns immediately to a Designated Safeguarding Lead and use school system.
- Take time to listen to the views of team members.
- Challenge underperformance at all levels with effective corrective action.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support teachers with: planning lessons, delivery of lessons and evaluating lessons.
- Have a thorough understanding of the students, you work with, by reading Educational Health Care Plans, Individual Education Plans, Risk Assessments and other relevant documentation, in order to better meet their needs.
- Keep up to date with any changes in learning and teaching related to your subject area, including DfE guidance and curriculum changes and ensure staff are kept informed
- Keep up to date with any legislation or guidance pertaining to the safeguarding of children and young people.
Teaching Responsibilities:
- Set high expectations so that all pupils are inspired, motivated and challenged to reach their full potential
- Create a positive climate for learning, by explicitly teaching lesson routines and applying behaviour systems consistently and fairly
- Create a positive climate for learning by explicitly teaching and modelling acceptable and agreed behaviour.
- Support well-structured lessons which allow adequate time to embed new knowledge, understanding and skills and are responsive to pupils' misconceptions
- Nurture every pupil's intellectual curiosity, asking pertinent questions to deepen pupils' understanding
- Systematically check pupils' understanding and act to correct any misconceptions
- Provide pupils with feedback aimed at moving their learning forward
- To support the planning and delivery of lessons across the curriculum.
- Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Head of School.