Classroom Assistant
Job Type Part Time, Fixed Term
Location Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Salary Scale 5-6 (£17,675 - £18,293 pro rata salary)
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, Term Time plus one week
The Academy is a popular, 11 to 18 Academy which is continually developing to meet the demands of providing the highest quality education for all students. The Academy joined the Trust (SET) in June 2020 which was an exciting and important development for the school. They are committed to bringing like-minded schools together to work in partnership to develop a world class education.
With effect from June 2024, or earlier, they are seeking to appoint a Classroom Assistant to join the Academy's Student Support Team.
The Role
This position is linked to individual Year 9 student who will need help and support in lessons to be able to access their learning and make progress. As such, this role is fixed term for the duration of the student's academic career at the Academy (Year 9 to Year 11 and possibly thereafter, Sixth Form).
Key Responsibilities
- To carry out learning activities with a student under the teacher's guidance and adjusting the activities according to student responses.
- To monitor a designated student's responses to learning activities and provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on the student's progress and to provide feedback to the student under the guidance of relevant teachers.
- To help prepare and maintain an orderly and supportive environment in classrooms and throughout the Academy, including assisting with learning activities, setting up required equipment/resources where appropriate and assisting with supervisory duties.
- To administer intervention packages under the direction of the teacher, senior staff or the SENCO.
- To assist with the supervision of an individual student out of lesson times, including before and after school and accompany teaching staff and the student on visits, trips out and out of school activities as required.
- To promote excellent student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage the student to take responsibility for their personal behaviour. Should these incidents involve any form of abuse of equal opportunities, to ensure those involved understand that it is unacceptable.
- To foster and maintain constructive and supportive relationships with parents and carers, exchanging appropriate information, facilitating their support for their child's behaviour, attendance, progress, access and attitude to learning and supporting home to school community links.
- To provide support and assistance for the student's pastoral needs. These include help with all aspects of personal care and dressing, caring for the sick, injured and distressed student, giving First Aid/medicine or accompanying the student to a health centre or hospital as necessary.
- To be aware of and comply with policies regarding safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality and Data Protection and equality in the workplace, manual handling and complete all mandatory training around these topics.
Skills and Qualifications
- English/Literacy and Maths/Numeracy qualifications at Level 2 or equivalent.
- NVQ 3 or equivalent in teaching assistance or equivalent experience.
- Educated to at Least Level 3.
- Experience of working with children of the relevant age in a school, college, care, health service, social care or youth environment.
- Ability to relate well to children and adults.
- Work constructively as part of a team, understanding roles and responsibilities and their own position within these.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Committed to supporting student success.
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
- Good interpersonal skills.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable Education Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website where you can complete your application.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability (including an enhanced DBS) to work with children and young people. In accordance with the Department of Education, Keeping Children Safe in Education, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview where possible.