We are looking for a Teaching Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity to join Orchard Park High School and become an integral member of the SEN department. Training is available for this role, Level 3 is not essential.
The successful applicant must be high performing and passionate about education and the improvement of life changes for our children, and committed to continuing to develop the foundations we have already built here at Orchard Park High School. Our school will be disruption free every minute, of every lesson, of every day. We are relentless in our drive for high expectations. Our CPD provision is excellent. Beginning teachers (especially) develop rapidly in our school.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive, non-selective and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs with remote / hybrid working opportunities where appropriate. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’ .
Key duties
* Provide in-class support for identified individual students or small groups of students including specialist subject support as appropriate
* Deliver interventions for students in mainstream and in the Enhanced Learning Provision
* Under the direction of the class teacher, assist in the management of the whole class through the overt modelling of effective behaviour management techniques
* Under the direction of a class teacher, SEND Co or Specialist SEN Teacher, develop and lead small group work for identified students in Direct Instruction (reading, writing, maths), social skills and to contribute to the appropriate documentation for these groups
* Be required to assist in the production of teaching and learning materials for students, including adapting materials
* Provide support, to include personal care for student(s) experiencing physical or medical difficulties (following training), and physio/transferring of students as appropriate
* Provide after school support for identified students as required
* Provide regular feedback to the class teacher and to the SEND Co or the relevant line manager
* Provide support with emotional literacy/mentoring within a small group (e.g. 4-5 students) or on an individual basis as directed by the SENDCo or relevant line manager, with appropriate training
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 25th November 2024.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.
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