Teaching Assistant

   

Job Description: TEACHING ASSISTANT

Post Holder: Teaching Assistant

Line Manager: SEND Co-ordinator

Salary Scale: Grade P SCP 14 - 16

This job description should be read in conjunction with the professional duties set out in the governors’ Pay Policy and Appraisal Policy.

This is a fixed term appointment related to the provision of special needs support in respect of a named student/or students with High Needs and will continue pending the review of the Statement of Special Needs or the students’ departure from the school, if earlier.

1. Core Purpose

· To carry out the professional duties of a Teaching Assistant as set out in the Job Description within the terms of reference for support staff.

2. Key Duties and Responsibilities

· To work collaboratively with the school to achieve the fulfilment of the aims of the school as set out in the school’s strategic plan.

· To support and complement the role of the teacher by working under the direction of the classroom teacher and seek to enable all students to achieve to the best of their ability with special reference to those students on the SEND code of practice.

· To assist with the development and monitoring of the appropriate education plans, sharing ideas and resources with colleagues to ensure mutual support in order to share the workload.

· To follow faculty procedures to ensure consistency of standards and equality of opportunity for all students.

· To make assessments of students’ work in accordance with agreed procedures and at appropriate intervals as requested.

· Respond to requests for information relating to students’ progress and behaviour as appropriate to performance review, interim and annual reports and letters from parents.

· To attend parents’ evenings if appropriate, take part in appraisals and lunchtime duties.

· To have due regard for health and safety and maintain a tidy and well-ordered learning environment.

· To work collaboratively with all staff including SENDCo to ensure safe conduct and good order throughout the school throughout the day.

· To have regard for issues relating to confidentiality as set out in the school’s guidelines on confidentiality.

   

3. Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience (see Person Specification)

4. Post Dimensions

The post is not subject to any responsibility in the budget management process and holds no Line Management responsibility.

5. Physical Effort

The post is not subject to any physical effort or strain in excess of work in a day-to-day school environment.

6. Contacts

Staff and students within the school, parents, the Local Authority and outside agents.

7. General

· All staff must at all times carry out their duties and responsibilities with due regard to the School's Equalities Policies which have been embraced by the Governing Body.

· The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the enrichment and enhancement of student experience through extracurricular activities.

· The post-holder will be expected to undertake any appropriate training provided

by the Authority and/or school to assist them in carrying out any of the above duties.

· The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the protection of children as

appropriate, in accordance with any agreed policies and/or guidelines, reporting any issues or concerns to their immediate line manager.

· The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate is required for this post prior to commencement.

· This job description only contains the main accountabilities relating to the posts

and does not describe in detail all of the duties required to carry them out.

· This job description will be the focus of any appraisal interview that takes place between the Headteacher and other management staff and will be reviewed at intervals in line with any staffing reviews that are being undertaken.

The job description will be reviewed annually, or more frequently if necessary, by the Headteacher and in consultation with the post-holder.

  

St Mark’s School, Bath are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of our students and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required for all successful applicants.