Primary Teaching Assistant Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Primary Teaching Assistant to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Team Teach or MAPA restraint training;
- Working with the class teacher on differentiation;
- Providing feedback and helping with assessments;
- Enthusiastic and friendly approach;
- Ensuring the students stay focused on the tasks given by teachers;
- Strong behaviour management skills and a good sense of humour;
- Previous support work within a school or other child related experience;
- Using behaviour management techniques to ensure a calm and productive class environment;
- Assisting the teacher with differentiation, giving every pupil the chance to access the curriculum;
- Must be able to have emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours;
- Record keeping and administrative tasks, such a preparing resources;
- Attending meetings and contributing to the extra-curricular opportunities provided by the school;
- Monitor the progress and keep records of support and impact of support in class;
- Work with groups or 1:1 to support progress;
- Delivering tailored learning activities and providing learning support to individuals and small groups of children across the curriculum.
Requirements:
- Strong classroom Teacher and pupil support;
- Level 3 qualification or equivalent;
- Enhanced DBS on the online update system (or willing to have one processed);
- Enthusiastic and friendly approach;
- Team Teach or MAPA restraint training;
- Strong behaviour management skills and a good sense of humour;
- Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and all employment breaks must be explained;
- Youth Offending Service experience;
- Challenging behaviour outside of a school environment;
- Have a genuine desire to become part of a committed team of Teachers;
- Recent experience working alongside children in Key Stage 2;
- Outgoing personality;
- Have experience as a Teaching Assistant;
- Teaching/Learning Support Assistance;
- Sports coaching, qualifications or experience.