Teaching Assistant Profile

Job Purpose

To contribute to the provision of a safe, healthy, and educationally valuable environment for students and to assist teaching staff in the provision of high-quality teaching.

General Duties

To help each student to work to his or her own full intellectual, spiritual, physical, creative, social, and emotional potential by helping to provide an interesting and positive environment in which the student can feel comfortable, secure, and able to thrive.

Teaching and learning:

• To work as a team member, supporting students, using initiative and contributing skills, knowledge, opinions and ideas to tasks and programmes of work
• To be flexible, adaptable, and willing to work with students of all ages in all areas of St Rose’s as requested by the Principal or from staff with delegated responsibility
• To look after the students’ daily personal needs. This will include moving and handling and pushing wheelchairs, intimate care and assisting with eating and drinking after training
• To promote maximum independence, encouraging each student to have a positive attitude about themselves and their abilities
• Assist in the educational and social development of students under the direction and guidance of the Principal, Vice Principal, Curriculum and Assessment Lead and class teachers
• Assist in the implementation of individual Engagement Programmes for students and help monitor their progress
• Provide support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities including assisting in the pool with aquatic therapy
• Work with other professionals, such as speech therapists, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists, as necessary
• Assist class teachers with maintaining student records and filing
• Support students with emotional and social problems, and help develop their life
• Provide ICT assistance as required

Administrative duties:

• To prepare equipment, literature, diagrams, posters and displays in order to facilitate the smooth running of lessons and activities, and to keep the classrooms clean, tidy, and safe
• Support class teachers in tasks which support teaching

Standards and Quality Assurance:

• To be committed to the religious ethos in St Rose’s and to take part in liturgical activities
• To prepare for, and attend Staff Appraisal, In Service Training and courses related to further professional development. To attend Team and Staff meetings, taking minutes if required
• Preparing materials
• To adopt St Rose’s policies and procedures including all aspects of Student/Staff/School/College confidentiality and safety
• Undertake professional duties that may be reasonably assigned by the Principal
• Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety

Other responsibilities:

• To adhere to St Rose’s policies on Quality, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Safety, Safeguarding, E-Safety and Acceptable Use
• To maintain data protection and confidentiality at all times
• To contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of St Rose’s and maintain good communication with all stakeholders
• Present a positive personal image, contributing to a welcoming environment and treat all users of St Rose’s with courtesy and consideration
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
• To carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall function, commensurate with the grading and level of responsibility of the job as required by the Principal or Vice Principal or staff with delegated responsibility

Special notes or conditions:

• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS to satisfy safeguarding requirements
• The post holder will be required to fulfil their role adhering to St Rose’s Safeguarding policy and report any concerns in line with this to the Designated Safeguarding Lead or relevant body
• To fulfil duties and use equipment safely, the post holder will need to adhere to the St Rose’s Acceptable Use policy
• Strict confidentiality should always be observed in line with our Confidentiality policy