Walkergate Primary School £14,742.00 - 30 hours per week Working week: 8:30am-3:00pm with an hour for lunch Monday to Friday Do you have a passion to work with children? Kick-start your career today and become a qualified Level 3 Teaching Assistant at Walkergate Community Primary School Role and responsibilities Supporting the teacher in the general management of the classroom. Undertaking activities, as directed by the teacher, with individuals or small groups of pupils. Providing clerical/admin support, e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, collection of money, administer coursework and exams. Supervising groups of pupils alone and participating in general activities including giving sensitive support and intervention in children’s play. Undertaking routine invigilation and marking. To be responsible for the organisation, classroom maintenance, setting out, clearing away and care of resources to create a purposeful and attractive learning environment. Assisting in the preparation, maintenance and repair of books, apparatus and equipment, to include cataloguing and stocktaking of all resources. Preparing pupils’ work for display in the classroom and around the school. Demonstrating creativity in assisting with the practical resourcing of the classroom. Working with pupils directly on curriculum related tasks under the direction of the teacher. Assisting in the delivery of all aspects of support to pupils including assessment, recording and reporting procedures and maintenance of Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) under the guidance of a designated teacher. Giving relevant feedback to the teacher regarding the social, emotional and physical needs of pupils thus offering the teacher support in their assessment. Assisting with monitoring and evaluating the learning environment provided for the pupils in his/her care and use this evaluation to help make necessary changes and developments within the classroom. Following the school policy documents and schemes of work to keep updated with school and National Curriculum documentation. Under teacher overall control, accepting shared responsibility for the creation of a safe environment for pupils within and outside the classroom. Assisting in the supervision of pupils particularly at break periods and the beginning and end of sessions. Providing of general care and welfare by responding appropriately to the social, emotional and physical needs of pupils. This might include attending to sick or injured pupils, taking sick pupils' home and investigating reasons for absence. May be required to administer medication to pupils by agreement with the jobholder in accordance with the school’s policy on this issue. To promote and implement the Council’s Equality Policy in all aspects of employment and service delivery. The postholder will have responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young person's s/he is responsible for, or meets. Required Skills Numerate and Literate Confident IT Skills Creative Organised Patient Reliable and punctual Flexible Desire to develop Honest and trustworthy Good Communication skills Training and support Learning and Skills apprenticeship programmes are delivered through a mixture of face-to-face and virtual methods by our fully qualified and industry experienced apprentice training team. Using their expert knowledge gained from time spent in the industry, we've tailored our programmes to use the most up-to-date tools and technologies so that the skills we create can be used directly in the workplace. As one of our learners, you'll benefit from coaching, help and guidance from our dedicated team whose job it is to ensure your success. Successful completion of this apprenticeship gives you an accredited Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship qualification.