SEN Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - Oasis Foundry

Support for Pupils  

Establish rapport and respectful, trusting relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.  Supervise and provide support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their access to learning resources.  Ensure pupils’ safety, welfare, and personal hygiene. (Basic First aid to be included where appropriate.  Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils in the classroom by encouraging them to interact with each other and to engage in activities led by the teacher.  Support the implementation of IEPs, Behaviour Plans, Personal Care Programmes, Curriculum Planning and Assessment.  Promote self-esteem and independence amongst pupils.  Provide feedback to pupils on their progress and achievement under the guidance of a teacher, in line with school policy.   Evaluate learning and provide feedback to the teacher / parent / agency as needed.  Be able and willing to undertake cover supervision for the teacher occasionally.  

Support for Teachers  

Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflicts in line with school behaviour policies. Establish constructive relationships with parents and carers, promoting the school’s home/school liaison policy.    Assist the teacher with the preparation of teaching and learning materials and resources. Undertake structured and agreed learning activities / programmes. Adjust activities according to pupil responses / needs. Work with pupils on programmes linked to local and national curriculum and learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, early years, recording achievement, progress and feeding back to the teacher. Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and achievement as directed. Provide detailed feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress, problems, etc. as requested. Undertake pupil record keeping as requested. Assist with the collation of pupil reports as requested by the teacher. Support the effective use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use. Maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans. Assist with the display of pupils’ work in the classroom and around school. Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/learning activity and assist pupils in their use. Provide clerical support for teachers, e.g. photocopying, filing, collecting money, checking deliveries and placing goods in stock and maintaining records of stock.

Support for the school 

Be aware of and comply with policies relating to child protection, health & safety, confidentiality, safeguarding and data protection, reporting all concerns to a nominated person. Contribute to the overall work, smooth running and ethos of the school. Appreciate and support the role of other people in the team. Attend and participate in meetings as required. Improve one’s own practice through training, self-evaluation and performance management. Assist with the supervision of pupils out of directed lesson time, including before and after school and at lunchtime, within working hours.    Assisting teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out-of-school activities as required and taking responsibility for a group under the supervision of a teacher. 

Training:
Teaching Assistant level 3 qualification  20% off-the-job training  Tutor support via online platform

Training Outcome:
Permanent role considered on completion of the apprenticeship Higher learning teaching assistant apprenticeship available. 

Employer Description:

Oasis Academy Foundry is an all-inclusive Nursery and Primary School, situated in Winson Green, Birmingham. Until January 1st 2014, we were called Foundry Primary School, and then we joined the Oasis family of academies 

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday - Term time only Daily hours to be confirmed. 32 hours total.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience