EYFS Teaching Assistant

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

Supervising and supporting identified students in 1:1, group or whole class situations, ensuring their safety and access to learning in a purposeful and supportive learning environment.

Assisting in developing resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies, working with the teacher to ensure the provision supports learning needs.

Assisting in evaluating identified students’ progress and providing feedback on their achievements, progress and needs.

Leading small group sessions and interventions as appropriate.

Attending to students’ personal needs where required.

Supporting with behaviour management.

Undertaking learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities to ensure achievement of learning goals.

Assisting with the supervision of students out of lesson times, including playtimes and undertaking lunchtime duty.

Supporting students with their learning and development in respect of local and national learning strategies.

Preparing the classroom for lessons, clearing afterwards and assisting with the display of students’ work.

Preparing and maintaining resources and assisting students in their use.

Undertaking record keeping as requested.

Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with parents/carers, gathering and reporting information as directed.

Providing administrative support as required.

Accompanying teaching staff and students on visits, trips and off site activities as required.

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have:

Qualifications to degree level or equivalent

Basic knowledge of SEND and learning barriers

Some knowledge of strategies in working with young people with challenging behaviours

Knowledge of some of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace

Experience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students

Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels

Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload

Good literacy and numeracy skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills, with an excellent standard of written and spoken English

Good administrative and organisational skills

Ability to interest, encourage, motivate and engage children

Ability to work effectively with team members across a wide range of levels and responsibilities

Good ICT skills, including a working knowledge of Microsoft packages and the ability to update records and databases.

Ability to work using own initiative, exercising good judgement where unsupervised

Flexibility of approach to work

Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercising tact and diplomacy

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about  on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

About Us

At Harris Primary Academy Orpington we aim to make learning irresistible, ensuring our children develop a genuine life-long love of learning and that every child flourishes by delivering an enjoyable curriculum that allows all children to succeed academically, physically, emotionally and socially.

Our children are at the heart of everything we do with the academy and it is our committed ambition to empower all our children to become compassionate, polite, ambitious, global citizens of the future