Teaching Assistant

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Teaching vacancies, Upper Norwood, Croydon

Full time
Temporary
Onsite working

Posted 4 days ago, 25 Oct | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Teaching vacancies

Full Job Description

Supervising and supporting identified students in 1:1, group or whole class situations, ensuring their safety and access to learning in a purposeful and supportive learning environment.
Assisting in developing resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies, working with the teacher to ensure the provision supports learning needs.
Assisting in evaluating identified students' progress and providing feedback on their achievements, progress and needs.
Leading small group sessions and interventions as appropriate.
Attending to students' personal needs where required.
Supporting with behaviour management.
Undertaking learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities to ensure achievement of learning goals.
Assisting with the supervision of students out of lesson times, including playtimes and undertaking lunchtime duty.
Supporting students with their learning and development in respect of local and national learning strategies.
Preparing the classroom for lessons, clearing afterwards and assisting with the display of students' work.
Preparing and maintaining resources and assisting students in their use.
Undertaking record keeping as requested.
Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with parents/carers, gathering and reporting information as directed.
Providing administrative support as required.
Accompanying teaching staff and students on visits, trips and off site activities as required.

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to work within our high performing Academy working 38 weeks per year. This is an ideal position for an experienced Teaching Assistant with substantial experience working with students in the classroom and a passion for improving the outcomes of students. The successful candidate will have:
Qualifications to degree level or equivalent
Basic knowledge of SEND and learning barriers
Some knowledge of strategies in working with young people with challenging behaviours
Knowledge of some of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace
Experience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students
Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels
Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload
Good literacy and numeracy skills
Good interpersonal and communication skills, with an excellent standard of written and spoken English
Good administrative and organisational skills
Ability to interest, encourage, motivate and engage children
Ability to work effectively with team members across a wide range of levels and responsibilities
Good ICT skills, including a working knowledge of Microsoft packages and the ability to update records and databases.
Ability to work using own initiative, exercising good judgement where unsupervised
Flexibility of approach to work
Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercising tact and diplomacy

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a mixed Academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, with a large sixth form of nearly 400 students. The Academy has three consecutive Outstanding judgments by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection in 2014 finding the Academy to be Outstanding in every aspect. We are a consistently high performing school. Our motto, 'All Can Achieve' encapsulates our vision that all members of the Academy community are supported and encouraged to achieve their absolute potential. We believe that a well-supported and valued staff body is the key to our success.