Job description
Thinking about working within education? Would you like a challenging role as a Teaching Assistant in Special Needs schools around Portsmouth?
Responsibilities include:
- Support pupils to make good academic progress, under the direction of the teacher
- Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence
- Under the direction of a teacher, implement group or 1:1 sessions to support pupils who have Moderate to Severe Special Needs to include emotional, learning and physical difficulties
- Establish constructive relationships with pupils, acting as a role model
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
- Assist in implementing education plans, under the guidance of the teacher
Support for Teachers:
- Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils' work
- Use strategies, under the direction of the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals
- Discuss with the teacher how learning activities are to be organised and what their own support role will be
- Monitor pupils' responses to learning activities and accurately record and feedback to the teacher as directed
- Undertake pupil record keeping as requested
Support for the Curriculum:
- Support pupils to understand instructions
- Undertake structured and agreed learning activities, adjusting activities according to pupil responses
- Support pupils' learning, either individually or in small groups inside or outside the classroom as directed by the teacher
Education/Training:
A minimum of a C grade in GCSE Maths and English
Degree, diploma or other recognised professional qualification in a relevant area is desirable.
Experience/Skills:
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Flexibility to deal with a variety of situations
- Resilient and confident working with pupils who have various levels of needs.
Desirable
- Previous similar experience working in a school, or in a healthcare environment
- Qualification relevant to the role
- Experience with Makaton and/or Team Teach
Please send your CV and a covering letter to