training and education
Safeguarding and Prevent Duty Level 2
Job Title: 1:1 Y5 Teaching Assistant
Job Phase: KS2
Actual Salary: 1.0 FTE
Contract Type: permanent
Location: Crosby, Liverpool
Start Date: Monday 2nd September 2024
Benefits:
Competitive rates of pay paid weekly, which are fully compliant under the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR, 2011)
Caring & dedicated co-workers
The opportunity to work within a mainstream school and continue your development
Access to a free CPD course and Safeguarding Training from Randstad
A relatively central location
An opportunity to work with children with additional needs in a private nursery setting
A dedicated, professional and friendly consultant and a branch with 24-hour on-call facilities
A competitive 'Recommend a friend' bonus worth up to £300
Responsibilities
This role is to work within a mainstream setting. Your role would be to provide support to teachers in the learning and personal development of a specific pupil with complex needs. You will also be responsible for assisting the learning and personal development of the pupil to whom you are assigned, to enable him to make best use of the educational opportunities available to him.
The role will be challenging yet rewarding, working in an ever changing environment where you can make a real difference. You will be able to demonstrate practical, holistic teaching and be prepared to go above and beyond for the young people you support.
- Clarifying and explaining instructions
- Ensuring the pupil is able to use equipment and materials provided
- Motivating and encouraging the pupil(s) as required by providing levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks as appropriate to pupils' needs
- Assisting in weaker areas, e.g. speech and language, reading, spelling, numeracy, handwriting/presentation etc
- Using praise, commentary and assistance to encourage the pupil to concentrate and stay on task
- Liaising with class teacher, Inclusion Manager and other professionals about Education and Health Care Plans (EHCP), contributing to the planning and delivery as appropriate
- Providing additional nurture to individuals when requested by the class teacher or Inclusion Manager
- Consistently and effectively implementing agreed behaviour management strategies
- Helping to make appropriate resources to support the pupil
- Supporting differentiation and feedback to class teacher
Requirements:
Level 2 or 3 NCFE CACHE - Desirable
Knowledge of the National Curriculum (2014)
Have a flexible, can-do approach
Ensure your CV covers the last 10 years of employment history where possible (all employment breaks must be explained)
Be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and full referencing process
Provide professional references to cover you for at least 12 months within the last 2 years
Have legal right to work in the UK
About Us:
Randstad Education is the UK market leader for recruitment within education. We have been helping teachers and support staff to find temporary and permanent roles in schools, colleges and nurseries for nearly twenty years. Working with over 2500 schools each week, our staff support over 135,000 children every day across the country, so we can find the right match for your skills. The Liverpool branch is one of the most well established and busiest in the country and has a dedicated team of consultants working across primary, secondary and SEN. We now also have a dedicated section looking after school support roles such as catering, technicians, administration and finance.
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