Teaching Assistant

Experienced Teaching Assistant – preferably with SEN experience
Fixed Term Post from 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025 (possible extension budget depending)

32.5 hours per week. Term time + 5 INSET days

PCD5 £23,893  FTE per annum pro rata (hourly rate £12.38)

The Governors and Headteacher of our school are looking to appoint an experienced, inspirational, enthusiastic and highly skilled teaching assistant.
  
Teaching Assistant:
To support the class teacher in the delivery of the National Curriculum to our pupils, working in partnership with parents, teachers and the school to establish a supportive and nurturing learning environment in which children make excellent progress. Experience working with primary school aged children is essential. 

Main Duties 
• To support individuals and groups to help them learn. 
• To establish an effective and purposeful learning environment in partnership with the teachers and other colleagues. 
• To support teachers in assessing the needs of individual children. 
• To observe, record and feedback information on pupil performance. 

Other Key Aspects of the role 
• To assist in creating materials for curriculum delivery and display boards 
• To plan, lead and facilitate group activities 
• To plan and lead one to one teaching and intervention 
• To promote inclusion of all the pupils in the school, including those with physical, learning and behaviour difficulties 
• To assist with behaviour management within and outside the classroom 
• To work with the classroom teachers to implement Individual Education Plans and develop resources for pupils who have: English as a second language, speech or language impairments or behaviour that interferes with learning and relationships 
• To assist pupils’ social development, progress and achievement outside the classroom 
• To take safeguarding seriously and be observant and follow the schools safeguarding policy 

Wider School Support
• To supervise pupils in the playground, dining hall when directed. 
• To assist with therapy. Eg: physical, occupational or language 
• To maintain pupil and family confidentiality 
• To attend regular meetings and training as required 
• To communicate and liaise with staff, pupils, parents, governors and other members of the local community as appropriate 
• To be first aid trained (Paediatric Training) 

Visits to the school are encouraged.  To arrange a visit or request an application pack please contact Mrs Cattanach in the school office: 016973 20650 or email: admin@richill.cumbria.sch.uk 

The school is committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS and Barred List checks are required for this post, as are excellent professional references. 

Applications, when submitted, should be sent electronically to the above address if possible or posted to the school address to arrive by 12 noon on Wednesday 10th July 2024. 

Interviews will be held on Monday 15th July 2024 and all candidates selected for interview will be notified by email on Wednesday 10th July 2024.