Level 2 or 3 Interventions Teaching Assistant

Full Job Description

A great opportunity to join a thriving Primary School in Caerphilly whom are looking to grow there ever growing staff cohort. The schools most successful candidates have will have proven experience as proactive educators alongside being read write inc trained with interventions experience.

Duties will include:

• To undertake practical, supervisory and support work in order to assist teachers in delivering high quality learning to pupils in a specified area (e.g. literacy, numeracy)
• Deliver successful intervention in reading/ writing/maths to support pupils in increasing their attainment in key skills

Key tasks

• To engage individual pupils and small groups in identified learning programmes e.g. language, reading, spelling, handwriting/presentation recording, numeracy, social skills and behaviour
• Work with teachers to plan and develop a programme for pupils with identified literacy or numeracy difficulties
• To deliver reading intervention programmes
• To manage students in accordance with behaviour programmes
• To assist students with personal care routines
• To ensure the care and welfare of pupils
• To promote student's self-esteem and confidence
• To prepare and maintain resources and teaching environments
• Maintain careful records on each child as a basis for instruction and monitoring, providing written reports and attending meetings as necessary and provide regular feedback to staff as appropriate
• To submit data as specified
• Plan for the 'exit' from the intervention programme and support the senior management in monitoring the progress of children who have been discontinued from the programme
• Maintain close and regular links with the class teachers of children receiving intervention to ensure that progress is maintained and independence promoted in whole-class lessons
• Where appropriate work alongside class teachers on strategies to promote increased learning within the classroom
• Communicate with parents/carers as required and deliver training to them as part of the school team
• Share knowledge and expertise with teachers and teaching assistants to support whole-staff development
• To support other staff in delivering intervention strategies
• Keep abreast of developments in the teaching of early reading/writing/ maths
• Support the senior leadership of the school in identifying other additional intervention programmes to be provided and support the delivery of additional lighter touch 'layered' interventions provided by teaching assistants or trained volunteers.