Teaching Assistant Primary

St Mark's CE School is one whole school community, where we create a sense of belonging for all who enter our school. Our ethos of nurture and high standards and expectations will be modelled through the school by excellent staff.

We are looking for a dynamic, talented Teaching Assistant to join our Primary Phase.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will connect directly with the brilliant pupils and young people we care for, helping to make sure they get the very best from their education. You will help prepare learning materials and run classroom activities, with plenty of hands-on experience and some supervision too. You will take responsibility for their emotional and physical needs, supporting them to develop as individuals and engage with the world.

To be successful, you will be able to communicate clearly and persuasively both orally and in writing with children, staff and parents alike, as well as being well organised and hard-working. In addition, you will be proficient in the use of IT and to understand issues that arise in the use of digital learning within a school environment.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To assist teachers in providing a learning environment that enables all children to access the curriculum and learn to the best of their ability
• To work with and support children with a variety of academic, physical and emotional/behavioural needs on a class, group or individual basis
• To work with and support an identified child with specified academic, physical and emotional/behavioural/medical needs on an individual basis if required