Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Job Description

Job title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Company: Lincolnshire County Council

Job description: Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare lesson with teachers, participating in all stages of the planning cycle, including evaluating and adjusting lesson plans.
• Develop and prepare resources for learning activities.
• Contribute to the planning of opportunities for students to learn in out-of-school contexts in line with school policies and procedures.
• Within an agreed system of supervision and within lesson framework, teach whole classes covering PPA.
• Provide detailed verbal and written feedback on lesson content, student responses to learning and student behaviour, to teachers and students.
• Motivate and progress students’ learning by using clearly structured interesting teaching and learning activities.
• Be familiar with lesson plans, IEP targets and learning objectives.
• Use behaviour management strategies, in line with the schools’ policy and procedures, to contribute to a purposeful learning environment and encourage students to interact and work cooperatively with others.
• Support the role of parents in students’ learning and contribute to/lead meetings with parents to provide constructive feedback on student progress, achievement and behaviour, maintaining sensitivity and confidentially at all times.
• Assist teachers in evaluating progress through a range of assessment activities.
• Assist in maintain and analysing records of students’ progress.
• Support and guide other less experienced teaching assistants work in the classroom when required and lead training for other support staff.
• Recognise and challenge any incident which forms abuse of equal opportunities, ensuring compliance with relevant school policies.
• Understand and implement school child protection policies and comply with legal responsibilities.
• Foster and maintain constructive and supportive relationships with parents/carers, exchanging appropriate information, facilitating their support for their child’s attendance, access and learning, and supporting home to school and community links.

Other
The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive. The postholder may be required to undertake other duties that may be required from time to time within the general scope of the post. Any such duties should not substantially change the general character of the post. Duties and responsibilities outside of the general scope of this grade of post will be with the consent of the postholder.
The postholder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with LAAT Equal Opportunities policies.
The postholder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the LAAT Health and Safety policies and procedures.
All employees need to be aware of the possible abuse of children and vulnerable adults and if you are concerned you need to follow the Academies’ Safeguarding Policy. In addition, employees working with children have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of during their work.Closing date: 18th April 2024 at noon.In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, please be advised that if shortlisted, we will carry out internet searches to support our commitment to safer recruitment. Please note that the purpose of this is to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with applicants at interview. Internet searches will be carried out by someone who is not directly involved in the recruitment process and only relevant information will be shared with the interview panel.Fluency DutyIn accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.The school advertising the vacancy will contact you directly regarding the outcome of your application and any interviews. When interviews are taking place schools will follow all Government and Public Health England Guidelines.All shortlisted candidates will need to verify their eligibility to work in the UK at interview.

Expected salary: £25119 – 27803 per year

Location: Lincolnshire

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