Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

Clovelly House School are looking for an aspiring teaching assistant to join their team. The role of the Teaching Assistant is to work with school staff carers therapists and other agencies to provide support to children who need help overcoming barriers to learning and where behaviour and attendance issues are a cause for concern.

Working week (Term time only)

0MonTues - ThursFriday 37.5 hours per week total

Wage

8.00 per hour

Wage rises to National Minimum wage if over 19 years old.

Qualification

Teaching Assistant level 3

Duration: 16 Months

Training Provider: LMP Education

Duties and Responsibilities

To support the education team to maintain order and acceptable standards of behaviour in school

• To adhere to the organisational and school policies and procedures for behaviour management and health and safety
• To engage in training in positive behaviour strategies and to implement these in school
• To work with individual pupils as requested by the behaviour manager to support their learning and behaviour management
• To respond effectively to any behaviour incidents that take place
• To use physical intervention to manage behaviour according to agreed company policy when appropriate and necessary
• To support the education team in writing up and reporting incidents
• To create and maintain effective immediate intervention strategies for behaviour incidents
• To maintain an accurate account of behaviour incidents and to use this information to inform the development of proactive intervention strategies/action plans for sustainable improvement
• To undertake to complete daily monitoring sheets behaviour reports and incident reports as required and to disseminate these to relevant stakeholders

To participate in the assessment of all pupils who need extra help in overcoming issues relating to progress attendance behaviour and following a period of exclusion

• To read all paperwork required to gain insight into issues and to understand the individual difficulties experienced by pupils
• To contribute to behavioural assessment records for each child
• To work in partnership with all staff in drawing up and implementing an action plan for each pupil in need of support
• To work in partnership with all school staff responsible for the pupils receiving support and intervention seeking to reach acceptable outcomes that meet the needs of the pupil and overcoming the behaviours and attitudes that inhibit their progress at school

To work in partnership with all school staff responsible for the pupils receiving support and intervention seeking to reach acceptable outcomes that meet the needs of the pupil overcoming barriers that inhibit their progress at school

• To support pupils in the classroom when required
  
• To deliver intervention packages to pupils on request from the class teacher
  
• To undertake 1:1 learning support for pupils where requested
  
• To work in partnership with teachers to develop effective strategies to remove barriers to learning
  
• To be proactive in working together with the teacher to source and identify activities and courses to enhance the alternative curriculum
  
• To develop knowledge and appreciation of the range of programs activities course opportunities and individuals that could be drawn upon to provide extra support for pupils at risk
• To develop a 1:1 mentoring relationship with pupils receiving support aimed at achieving the goals defined in their individual action plan
• To support pupils who are doing education work off-site
• To work in partnership with staff and professionals to secure positive family/carer support and involvement by maintain regular contact with families/carers of pupils receiving support/intervention
• To promote equality and diversity in the school and encourage pupil voice
• To undertake professional development in line with the requirements of the role and the company
• To undertake any duties in line with the demands of the role
• To maintain the highest standards of confidentiality and data-protection at all times

Skills and Attributes

• To have relevant qualifications for the role
  
• To have experience in working in a similar setting
• To have a drivers licence and own transport
  
• To be able to work independently and also have the ability to work within a team.
  
• To have the knowledge and experience in line with the requirements of the role
  
• To be innovative creative and flexible and have an open mind and a willingness to learn.
  
• To be able to demonstrate empathy sensitivity self-awareness and acceptance of others.
  
• To be willing to embrace the role and develop own skills

Essential Qualifications

Maths and English at GCSE level A-C (4-9) or functional skills equivalent

About the employer

Clovelly House School is an independent special school for girls and boys from 10-19 based in a rural setting in the East Midlands. The ethos is that of a countryside school and the pupils who have social and emotional and other complex needs have opportunities to learn the core subjects embedded in a wider curriculum.