Teaching Assistant

Salary: £15,000 - £20,000 per annum (full time, term time only)

Qualifications:

You must have one of the below qualifications:

3 Certificate and Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning (STL)
3 NVQ Supporting Teaching and Learning (STL)
Level 3 NVQ Childcare Learning and Development (CCLD)
Level 3 CACHE Diploma in Childcare and Education
Open University Certificate in Early Years Practice Relevant Foundation Degree (relating to childcare and education)
Nursery Nursing Board Award (NNEB) BTEC

Learning Support Children’s Care and Education Diploma (CCE)
NVQ Level 3 in Early Years and Childcare
NVQ Level 3 Caring for Children and Young People
Open University Specialist Teaching Assistant Certificate (STAC)
Specialist Teaching Assistant Award (STA)
City and Guilds Certificate in Learning Support combined with NCFE 3563
Needs Assistant Qualification

Main Duties:

Assist the class teacher in the planning of teaching and learning activities.
Provide support to individuals and groups on teacher planned activities.
Contribute to the implementation of an effective behaviour management strategy.
Develop positive relationships with parents, carers and families by taking a partnership approach, maintaining and sharing accurate information where appropriate.
Care and support pupils by providing a safe and secure environment, responding appropriately to accidents, emergencies and following established procedures wherever appropriate.

Contribute to the health and well-being of pupils through the support of safeguarding for pupils by ensuring a safe environment, and following policies & procedures at all times.
Working alongside the class teacher to ensure that learning resources and materials are ready for use in activities whilst recognising and minimising potential hazards and making adjustments where necessary.
Support pupils in activities to develop their literacy and numeracy skills by having an awareness of individual needs, learning targets, and the relevant support required to assist pupils’ development, offering encouragement and feedback where appropriate.

Why work with SAT?

SAT is an educational charity, multi-academy trust and sponsor of academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2500 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence. We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. We are opening one new Free Schools in pre-operations. All our academies share our values and beliefs, and all benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers. SAT also is a newly registered provider of Apprenticeships and has recently been announced as a designated regional Teaching School Hub. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.