Craneswater Junior School are seeking an enthusiastic and career driven canddiate to join their busy team. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience in a classroom setting whilst working towards a level 3 qualification. The purpose of the role is to enhance pupils’ access to learning through high-quality interactions by supplementing and enhancing the work of the teacher across a wide range of activities and supported learning activities.
Working week
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 3.00pm.
A 45-minute lunch break at 12.15 and a 20-minute mid-morning break (paid) 3 times a week, and you will cover break duty on the other 2 days.
29 hours per week total
Wage
£10.00 per hour
Wage rises to National Minimum wage after 12 months if over 19 years old.
Qualification
Teaching Assistant level 3
Duration: 16 Months
Training Provider: LMP Education
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist with the delivery of learning activities by identifying and preparing resources required to support lesson plans and learning outcomes.
- Assist with curriculum activities to support learning outcomes using the teachers' planned teaching and learning methods.
- To promote independent learning through modelling, scaffolding, questioning and encouragement, using knowledge of each pupil’s differing levels of development and ability to ensure progression and continuity.
- Lead individual or groups of pupils undertaking learning activities, adjusting activities within the scope of the lesson plan and learning outcomes in response to pupils’ learning.
- Assist pupil achievement by monitoring learning against learning outcomes, informing the teacher of progress/problems.
- Assist pupils to develop their independence from directed teaching to self-scaffolded learning through school-identified strategies.
- Support the use of IT as a tool to enable learning.
- Support the development of literacy and numeracy skills of pupils from diverse backgrounds and a variety of starting points.
- Provide regular feedback to teachers and Inclusion Manager on pupils' achievement, progress and any concerns both informally and through school systems.
- Administer and mark routine tests with clearly defined predetermined answers.
- Support pupils in tests as required.
- Ensure that pupils work and play together positively and cooperatively. Promote good behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with the school’s behaviour policy.
Key Skills and Attributes
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Education and Qualifications
Maths and English at GCSE level A-C (4-9) or Functional Skills equivalent.
About the employer
We are a four form entry mainstream junior school catering for pupil from the ages of 7-11 years old. Our children come from a range of backgrounds and some will have special educational needs.
https://www.craneswater.portsmouth.sch.uk/
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Skills Required
- Maths and English at GCSE grades A-C (4-9) or Functional Skills equivalent
- Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification completed through the apprenticeship
What We Do
LMP Group is a UK-based collective of three education-centric companies dedicated to inspiring ambition and widening horizons within the education industry. As an award-winning training provider, they specialise in delivering apprenticeships and funded training programmes across the education, early years, professional, and business sectors, providing alternative education, traineeships, and employability and upskilling solutions for schools, employers, and individuals across the UK.
