Teacher Assistant

Job Description Teacher Assistant Job Description

Type:
Permanent

Department:
Academic

Line Manager:
Head of Year

Functional Reporting: N/A

• Contributes appropriately with lesson planning and assessment processes including the organization and management of books/files for individual children.
• Supporting children across the curriculum, often with a particular focus on maths, reading and writing
• Giving extra help to children with special needs or those for whom English is not their first language
• Helping to develop programmes of learning activities and adapting appropriate materials
• Motivating and encouraging pupils
• Assisting with marking and correcting work
• Attending meetings and reviews
• Helping with school events, trips and activities
• Prepares materials or equipment for class lessons, group work or for individual children.
• Leads & assists groups of children or individuals with their tasks.
• Reads stories to groups of children.
• Prepares any ICT equipment (for example: computers, iPad, digital camera, DVD, Bee Bot, etc.).
• Accompanies children on visits.
• Comforts young distressed and vulnerable children in accordance with safeguarding procedures.
• Prepares Art and Craft materials and/or tidy them away.
• Mounts and displays children’s work appropriately.
• Supervises children using the cloakroom (toilet)/playtimes/start time and home times especially at transition times.
• Labels and stores equipment appropriately.
• Laminates and/or photocopy materials/resources.
• Take part, on a daily basis, in the Rota which provides supervision in the playground at playtimes and supervise at transition times especially at start time and home time
• Maintains confidentiality about personal details revealed by the children
• Reports incidents to Teacher and or Head of Early Years in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy
• Maintains and promotes the School’s professional reputation.

• Transport children to school by picking-up children at assigned stops; instructing children when it is safe to board the vehicle; established loading and unloading procedures,
• Maintains safe conditions while traveling by enforcing safety and discipline rules and following all vehicle and driving laws as outlined by the School & DoT
• Complete daily all pre-and post-trip inspections for safety and security by inspecting and documenting the vehicle logs prior to completing daily shift.
• Implement emergency plan in the event of an accident; appropriately administer to the needs of the members on-board, administer first-aid, and complete accident report and documentation for all accidents or incidents that occur in the bus.
• Take daily attendance of students
• Physically check the bus after every trip to be sure that no child is left behind
• Provide assistance to students in fastening their seatbelts and ensure that they are properly strapped in throughout the journey. Insures all students are seated at all times on the bus
• Oversee student behavior within the bus and intervene during untoward incidents such as bullying
• Reports any delays in pickup/drop off to parents
• Prepare reports such as attendance, schedules and student

• Emphasizes the importance of safety in all areas of the curriculum, communicating to the pupils the importance of a responsible attitude towards personal safety, the safety of others and respect for The Hamilton International School’s property and equipment
• Perform playground duties on time and with due diligence to safeguard Hamilton students
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Assist in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct
• Ensure that, all the necessary health and safety rules and procedures are being followed
• Maintain an awareness of all the health and safety measures to be taken when in school

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree from any recognised University

• Minimum 5 years of school experience as teacher assistant
• Child Care and Protection training (Provided during induction)

• English is mandatory

• Good oral and written…