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Teaching Assistant (ideally with the HLTA qualification)

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Teaching Assistant (ideally with the HLTA qualification)

Salary Not Specified

Teaching vacancies, Crofton, Wakefield

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 4 days ago, 14 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 618040c6a917452197fd0ee6375c8cd6

Full Job Description

  • Work as part of a classroom and year group team in order to ensure its smooth running and accelerate the progress of the pupil, or pupils, you are assigned to

  • Become familiar with and utilise a range of classroom strategies and diagnostic assessments to aid learning

  • Support pupil learning, attend to pupils' individual needs

  • Provide feedback to teachers after planned activities that reflect on the achievement of the children you have worked with

  • Work in small groups, or 1-1 with specific children in order to help them progress in their learning under the directions of the class teacher or the Senior Leadership Team

  • Report any potential safeguarding concerns through to the Designated Safeguarding Lead or the deputy DSLs without delay

  • Support the school in ensuring the safety and welfare of all pupil

  • Be given opportunities to build on your own skills though in house and external professional development opportunities

  • Be listened to and your ideas will be valued by the team


    • What the school offers its staff

    This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and popular school, which has a very inclusive and positive ethos and is committed to the development of all its staff and pupils, ensuring high aspirations for all so that everyone feels valued.

  • Educated to GCSE standard with a minimum of grades A-C or Grade 4 or above in Maths and English or equivalent. i.e. NVQ level 2 or similar

  • Able to demonstrate excellent numeracy and literacy skills and standards

  • Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative measuring the impact of your actions and how to develop this further to support individuals, or small groups of children

  • A competent user of ICT

  • Willing to partake in regular after school continued professional development.

  • Able to demonstrate relevant experience of working with SEND pupils in a classroom setting

  • Able to make learning fun and engaging in a range of creative ways

  • Able to demonstrate an understanding of how to effectively support the most disadvantaged pupils

  • Able to demonstrate experience of working with pupils who need may need reasonable adjustments.