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  • Location: Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1GA
  • Subject: Teaching Assistant
  • Hours: Full Time
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Salary Type: Annually
  • Language: Welsh
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Teaching Assistant – Level 3

Monmouthshire County Council
An opportunity has arisen to make a real difference; the chance to become a part of a
highly effective team.

We are looking for an inspirational practitioner who is passionate about making a difference to children’s life experiences.

You will have high expectations of learning and behaviour; challenge all children to achieve their personal best. With your energy and commitment to go the ‘extra mile’, you will shape the future of our school in harmony with our ethos and vision. You believe in continuous improvement for yourself as a way of achieving the very best for the children and families of our community.

Your responsibilities are to:

Support for Pupils
• Provide pastoral support to pupils.
• Receive and supervise pupils excluded from, or otherwise not working to a normal timetable.
• Attend to pupils’ personal needs and provide advice in their social, health
and hygiene development.
• Participate in comprehensive assessment of pupils to determine those in
need of particular help.
• Assist the teacher with the development and implementation of Individual
Education/Behaviour/Support/Mentoring Plans.
• Support provision for pupils with special needs.
• Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role
model.
• Develop one-to-one mentoring arrangement with and provide support for
distressed pupils.
• Promote the speedy/effective transfer of pupils across phases/integration
of those who have been absent.
• Provide information and advice to enable pupils to make choices about
their own learning/behaviour/attendance.
• Challenge and motivate pupils, promote and reinforce self-esteem.
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress, achievement,
behaviour, attendance, etc.

Support for the Teacher
• Liaise with feeder schools and other relevant bodies to gather pupil information.
• Support pupils’ access to learning using appropriate strategies, resources, etc..
• Work with other staff in planning, evaluating and adjusting learning activities as appropriate.
• Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses and progress against action plans through observation and planned recording.
• Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required to other staff on pupils’ achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence.
• Be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with other staff, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested.
• Assist in the development and implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies.
• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers, exchanging information, facilitating their support for their child’s attendance, access and learning and supporting home-to-school and community links.
• Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of systems relating to attendance and integration.
• Clerical/admin. support, e.g. dealing with correspondence, compilation/analysis/reporting on attendance, exclusions, etc., making phone calls, etc..




Support for the Curriculum

• Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs.
• Be aware of and appreciate a range of activities, courses, organisations and individuals to provide support for pupils to broaden and enrich their learning.
• Determine the need for, prepare and use specialist equipment, plans and resources to support pupils.

Support for the School
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of pupils.
• Attend and participate in regular meetings.
• Participate in training and other learning activities, as required.
• Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
• Assist in the supervision, training and development of staff.
• Safeguarding and Child and Adult Protection are key priorities for the School and Council. We aim to support children and adults at risk to be as safe as they can and to fulfil their potential. You are responsible for playing your part in the well-being, safety and protection of children and adults at risk. You will have a responsibility to participate in training to the appropriate level of safeguarding and have a duty to fulfil your personal responsibilities for safeguarding.
• Implement unplanned cover supervision when necessary
• Implement planned supervision of pupils out of school hours.
• Supervise pupils on visits, trips and out-of-school activities as required.

Your responsibilities are to:

Support for Pupils
• Provide pastoral support to pupils.
• Receive and supervise pupils excluded from, or otherwise not working to a normal timetable.
• Attend to pupils’ personal needs and provide advice in their social, health
and hygiene development.
• Participate in comprehensive assessment of pupils to determine those in
need of particular help.
• Assist the teacher with the development and implementation of Individual
Education/Behaviour/Support/Mentoring Plans.
• Support provision for pupils with special needs.
• Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role
model.
• Develop one-to-one mentoring arrangement with and provide support for
distressed pupils.
• Promote the speedy/effective transfer of pupils across phases/integration
of those who have been absent.
• Provide information and advice to enable pupils to make choices about
their own learning/behaviour/attendance.
• Challenge and motivate pupils, promote and reinforce self-esteem.
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress, achievement,
behaviour, attendance, etc.

Support for the Teacher
• Liaise with feeder schools and other relevant bodies to gather pupil information.
• Support pupils’ access to learning using appropriate strategies, resources, etc..
• Work with other staff in planning, evaluating and adjusting learning activities as appropriate.
• Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses and progress against action plans through observation and planned recording.
• Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required to other staff on pupils’ achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence.
• Be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with other staff, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested.
• Assist in the development and implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies.
• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers, exchanging information, facilitating their support for their child’s attendance, access and learning and supporting home-to-school and community links.
• Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of systems relating to attendance and integration.
• Clerical/admin. support, e.g. dealing with correspondence, compilation/analysis/reporting on attendance, exclusions, etc., making phone calls, etc..




Support for the Curriculum

• Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs.
• Be aware of and appreciate a range of activities, courses, organisations and individuals to provide support for pupils to broaden and enrich their learning.
• Determine the need for, prepare and use specialist equipment, plans and resources to support pupils.

Support for the School
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of pupils.
• Attend and participate in regular meetings.
• Participate in training and other learning activities, as required.
• Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
• Assist in the supervision, training and development of staff.
• Safeguarding and Child and Adult Protection are key priorities for the School and Council. We aim to support children and adults at risk to be as safe as they can and to fulfil their potential. You are responsible for playing your part in the well-being, safety and protection of children and adults at risk. You will have a responsibility to participate in training to the appropriate level of safeguarding and have a duty to fulfil your personal responsibilities for safeguarding.
• Implement unplanned cover supervision when necessary
• Implement planned supervision of pupils out of school hours.
• Supervise pupils on visits, trips and out-of-school activities as required.