Teaching Assistant
Catch22
- Maidstone, Kent
- Temporary
- Full-time
- 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.
- At least a Level 2 Qualification 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.
- Level 3 Coaching Qualification
- 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.