Teaching Assistant - Sandgate School

You will be based in a class of students with a range of special educational needs and help support teaching, learning and care by working with individuals or small groups of pupils. You will build relationships with the staff team and students and help to develop the students to their greatest potential. You will receive taught sessions and support from a college tutor to help you achieve your apprenticeship. Duties may include:

• Support to implement learning activities working with individual or small groups of pupils
• Support to assist the development of varying skills that support pupils' learning.
• Support in producing learning resources
• Support to assist in pupil supervision
• Support in monitoring and recording of pupil progress and developmental needs.
• Reporting pupil progress to the teacher
• Work within the school’s policy and procedures
• Working to the relevant apprenticeship framework and completing work in a timely manner.
• To undertake any of the duties normally associated with a Teaching Assistant to support with their training and development.

Experience of or interest in working with or caring for children of a relevant age in a voluntary or work experience capacity is desirable. The successful candidate would also have the following skills:

• Good communication skills
• The ability to think for yourself and problem solve issues
• The ability to be flexible and adaptable
• The ability to work in a large team
• A professional approach and manner
• Apprentices at our school need to be able to listen to staff and students and understand what the students need form them.
• You will need : patience; a calm manner and approach; a sense of humour; a willingness to learn; and an interest in individuals, how they learn and how to motivate them.