Learning Support Assistant
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About the Role
The Aquila School is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to help children make progress with their learning, encourage independence, and support teachers in the day-to-day running of the class.
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Responsibilities
- Work with groups and individuals to support learning across the curriculum under the direction of the teacher
- Encourage independence by helping children achieve their objectives through questioning, dialogue, demonstrating and modelling
- Prepare resources and be responsible for specific areas to support the day to day running of the school
- Engage pupils in meaningful talk to develop language and build relationships
- Supervise children on trips, at break times, travelling around the school, and at swimming and PE lessons
- Manage pupil behaviour in a positive manner and be a positive role model in line with The Aquila Way
- Ensure confidentiality at all times
- Meet at least weekly with the teaching team
- Work closely with teachers to ensure effective communication concerning pupil progress and learning
- Be proactive in own professional development
- Work alongside teacher and children to create interactive and relevant displays to support learning and celebrate achievement
Requirements
- Ability to develop positive working relationships with all members of the school community
- Ability to use initiative, be flexible, fun, proactive and positive
- Kind, approachable and professional demeanor
- Ability to communicate accurately in English
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Job Description
- For all staff in school we share a responsibility to ensure that children are safe and properly supervised at all times.
- Our school is committed to ‘amazing learning’ providing enjoyable and meaningful learning experiences so that every pupil makes as much progress as possible.
- All staff are expected to adhere to The Aquila Professional Code of Conduct and commit to promoting our vision.
Key Qualities And Skills
- To be able to develop positive working relationships with all members of the school community
- To be able to use initiative, be flexible, fun, proactive and positive
- To be kind, approachable and professional
- To be able to communicate accurately in English
Key Duties Include
- Working with groups and individuals to support learning across the curriculum under the direction of the teacher. This could include the delivery of intervention programmes
- Encouraging independence i.e. helping the children to achieve their objectives (through questioning, dialogue, demonstrating and modelling) rather than doing the work for them
- Tasks to support the day to day running of the school e.g. preparing resources, being responsible for specific areas etc
- Engaging the pupils in meaningful talk at all opportunities in order to develop language, and build relationships
- Supervising the children, for example on trips, at break times, travelling around the school, and at swimming and PE lessons
- Managing pupil behaviour in a positive manner and being a positive role model in line with The Aquila Way on behaviour e.g. giving golden tickets, acknowledging children who have made good choices etc
- To ensure confidentiality at all times i.e. never discussing any aspect of the work of the school other than with colleagues in school
- Being proactive in knowing the expectations of your work for each session
- To meet at least weekly with the teaching team
- To work closely with the teachers to ensure there is effective communication both oral and written concerning pupil progress and learning
- To be proactive in your own professional development if there is an element of your role you are less confident in carrying out ask
- To work alongside the teacher and children as per The Aquila Way to create interactive and relevant displays to support learning and celebrate achievement
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