Learning Assistant

Job Description

Main Duties

• Establish productive working relationships with children, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
• Support children consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all children within the classroom.
• Encourage to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all students in activities.
• Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievements and self-reliance.
• Work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment.
• Assist with the implementation of IEP’s.
• Monitor and evaluate children’s responses to learning.
• Promote positive values, attitudes and good student behaviour, in line with established policy.
• Implement agreed learning activities, adjusting activities according to responses and needs.
• Support the use of IT in learning activities and develop students’ competence and independence.
• Help all students to access learning activities.
• Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the school.
• Assist with preparing equipment, apparatus and display boards.
• Supervising children to and from the swimming pool, including changing, as appropriate. This is a shared responsibility with the teacher.
• Creating, checking and tidying resources, maintaining a well organised working environment.
• Playground duties and monitoring of snack time.
• Working with groups of children at the direction of the teacher.
• Assisting and implementing school policies.
• Be prepared to undertake further professional development.
• Take part in the performance management process, setting and reviewing annual targets.

Other

• Any other duties required by the class teacher, Head of Year, Deputy Head, Assistant Head or the Head Teacher, which is in the scope of the post.
• At all times carry out duties with due regard to the school’s Health and Safety policy.
• Incorporate the school’s vision and mission into normal working practice.
• Be responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children.
• Follow the reporting procedures contained in the Child Protection Policy with regards to raising concerns about the welfare of any.

Profile

• G.C.S.E. (or equivalent) grade C or above in English and math
• Experience of working with primary children
• Experience of developing and preparing resources
• Some experience supporting pupils with additional learning needs

Skills, Knowledge And Abilities

• Effective communication skills
• Highly organised
• Sensitive, caring and responsive to the needs of young people
• Enthusiastic and good at motivating students
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team
• Working knowledge of the Key Stage 1 and 2 curriculum
• An understanding of the principles of child development and learning processes and in particular barriers to learning
• A good understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities

ISP Principles

ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles