Broxbourne Ce Primary School

BROXBOURNE CE PRIMARY SCHOOL

MILL LANE BROXBOURNE HERTS EN10 7AY

Tel: 01992 462419

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POST:Teaching Assistant

Commencing 1st September 2016

H2

(H1, H3 - H5 job descriptions available on request

Our school is a happy school which is founded upon a strong tradition of encouraging children to develop a caring and thoughtful approach to others. We seek to raise the achievement of our children within the context of a caring Christian community. Our children live by the School Promise, which is that ‘Everyone has the right to feel safe and the right to learn.’ We enjoy links with our ParishChurch, St Augustine’s, and the United Reformed Church.

The school is in a beautiful setting with the New River at the front and the River Lea at the back.

We value a close relationship with our families and believe that children can only do their best when they feel secure and happy at school. We believe that we each have a vital and important contribution to make to the life of our school and that it is important to contribute also to our local and wider community.

We are always keen to cooperate with other schools, to share expertise and experiences. Above all we embrace new initiatives without losing sight of the real world of learning and teaching. By working together we seek to ensure that all our children build on their enthusiasm and zest for life to grow into keen independent learners who can approach their secondary education with confidence and responsibility.

Please return your application form to Mr Paul Miller, Headteacher by noon on Tuesday, 14thJune 2016. Interviews are expected to take place onMonday, 20th June.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding children, all appointments are subject to DBS checks. Any discrepancies or anomalies regarding employment history will be followed up at interview. Previous employers will be contacted for verification.

OUR SCHOOL VISION AND AIMS

Our Vision:

Love learning Love God Love Life Love Each Other

Our Aims:

Love Learning / Love God / Love Life / Love Each Other
Everyone has the right to feel safe and the right to learn
We aim to achieve this by:

• providing a stimulating and creative learning environment
• inspiring confident, independent learners who value success
• delivering lifelong learning opportunities

/ Everyone is valued and able to grow in the love of God
We aim to achieve this by:

• nurturing our children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
• working together within a caring Christian community

/ Be healthy, happy now and tomorrow
We aim to achieve this by:

• providing a calm, happy, secure environment that cultivates everyone’s wellbeing
• ensuring all children have an awareness of local and global environments
• preparing children for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life

/ Love, care and respect for one another
We aim to do this by:

• promoting equality, honesty and trust
• developing an awareness of our multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society
• listening to each other and developing relationships with the wider community
• valuing the distinctive contribution that each of us makes to the life of our school

SCHOOL ORGANISATION

We have 243 children currently on roll in our one form entry Nursery and Primary school. The children are taught in mixed ability classes according to school year group. We use a variety of teaching methods and organisation to ensure our children raise their achievement and enjoy their learning. Whole class teaching, group work and individual teaching are all used. Teachers, Learning Support Assistants, parents and friends of the school all work together to enhance the learning opportunities offered to our children.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

Teaching Assistant (H2)

The successful applicant will:

• have a commitment to working within the caring Christian ethos of the school, carrying out its aims, working in partnership with the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and all school staff and Governors.
• enjoy working with children;
• have good interpersonal skills;
• have experience and knowledge of supporting children, preferably at both Key Stages, in the school setting;
• have a positive and creative approach to maintaining and developing good behaviour and discipline;
• work positively and collaboratively in a team;
• be committed to developing the potential of every child within the context of a caring Christian community.

The successful applicant may have a current First Aid qualification.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Teaching Assistant

Grade: H2

Responsible to:

Headteacher

Senior Leadership Team

Class Teacher

1. Job Outline

a)Aims of the Position

• To provide high level support to teachers in the management of pupils’ learning.

b)Duties and Responsibilities

The jobholder need not fulfill all of the duties listed below but should have the ability to fulfil all or most of them.

• Attend to pupils’ personal needs, including social, health, hygiene, first-aid and welfare matters.
• Prepare classrooms and clear afterwards and assist with the display of pupils’ work.
• Provide clerical/admin support, eg photocopying, typing, filing, collecting money, record keeping.
• Assist with the planning and delivery of learning activities.
• Accompany teachers and pupils on out-of-school activities and take responsibility for groups, under the direction of a teacher.
• Administer routine tests.
• Liaise with parents and carers, under the direction of a teacher.
• Assist with the development of individual education plans and personal care programmes.
• Supervise and provide individual support for pupils with identified Special Educational Needs.

c)Equalities

Equality and diversity: at Broxbourne CE Primary School, we acknowledge our statutory duty to eliminate unlawful discrimination. We promote equality of opportunity. We aim to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to working conditions or the workplace to promote inclusion. We support difference and ensure that pupils have equality of access to opportunities to learn and develop.

d)Health and Safety

Be aware of, and comply with, policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection; and report all concerns to an appropriate person. The job may include clearing up blood or other bodily fluids of children after accident or sudden illness.

e)Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Disclosure & Barring Service as part of Hertfordshire County Council’s pre-employment checks. Please note that additional information referring to theDisclosure & Barring Service is in the guidance notes to the application form. If you are invited to an interview you will receive more information.

f)Additional Information

The jobholder is required to:

• support and foster the Aims, Vision Statement and Christian ethos of our School;
• assist the whole school community with the educational needs of the pupils;
• participate in training and other learning activities, and in performance management and development, as required by the school’s policies and practice.

The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that may from time to time be necessary.

1. Organisation Chart

1. Supervision

The post-holder is managed by the school’s Senior Leadership Team. The school’s performance management policies and practice determine the frequency of meetings.

The post-holder will not be expected to manage other staff, but may be asked to supervise volunteer helpers.

1. Job Context

The job is one of a set of teaching assistant jobs whose evaluated pay grade is determined by the level of responsibilities. The lowest pay grade is at Level A and the highest at Level E.

The job holder is one of a team of teachers and assistants who support the learning of pupils. Flexibility by all staff is important in order to meet the varied needs of pupils.

The jobholder need not be required to fulfill all ofthe duties identified in the job description. But, in order to justify the pay grade,however, the jobholder must be spending at least 50% of his/her time on higher level duties.

The jobholder is managed by the Headteacher but may work with several teachers. The jobholder works under the day-to-day supervision of the teacher to whom he/she is assigned.

The set of job descriptions allows some employees to grow into the next job description, provided that:

a)the school has sufficient work of the right level that would justify the next job description, and

b)the jobholder has gained sufficient knowledge and skills, either through qualification or through experience, to fulfil the duties of the next job description.

1. Contacts

The jobholder works directly with teachers and pupils and is likely to have occasional contact with parents and carers.

1. Knowledge, Experience and Training

• Experience of working with children of the relevant age.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Basic knowledge of first-aid.
• Ability to use ICT to support learning.
• Understanding of learning programmes and strategies.
• Ability to work in a team.

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1. Physical Effort

The job may involve lifting children after falls or accidents. The jobholder is required to follow the school’s Policy for Physical Intervention.

1. Behaviour of Pupils

The jobholder is required to be familiar with and follow the School’s Behaviour Policy.