Role: Teaching Assistant
Location: London
Job Type: Full-time; Permanent
The Role
Be part of an enthusiastic and skilled team that is committed to making a positive difference to the lives of the pupils and their families; in an innovative special school for children and young people with learning difficulties, Autism and/or complex needs.
The successful candidates will demonstrate excellent interpersonal relationships and be proud to work in a school that has the vision to Nurture, Inspire and Transform Lives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Setting up equipment and helping to prepare the classroom for lessons, tidying up afterwards and helping with displays
- Enforce school and class rules to help teach students proper behaviour
- Providing support to children who need additional help with their work
- Help teachers with record-keeping, such as tracking attendance and calculating grades
- Carrying out administrative tasks
- Listening to children read, reading to them or telling them stories
Person specification:
- Committed to putting pupils first and helping them to reach their potential
- Positively promote inclusion and have high expectations for all children
- Keen to contribute to school life
- Team player
Desirable skills / expertise:
- Good organisational skills
- An ability to build good working relationships with both pupils and adults
- Enjoy working with children
- Patience and a sense of humour
- Ability to manage groups of pupils and deal with challenging behaviour