Job Description
Teaching Assistant
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Surrey
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Upto 26K per annum
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Main duties and responsibilities
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• Provide the support, care and teaching identified in learners’ individual learning plans and curriculum
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• Plan, prepare and deliver sessions and activities to learners supporting the development of knowledge and skills as outlined in their individualised curriculum
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• Provide behaviourally based support and reduce behaviours that cause barriers to learning and quality of life
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• Support learners’ participation in social, leisure and educational activities within the local community, applying theory-based learning to practice
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• Facilitate and support learners in decision making, promoting choice and involvement giving full regard to initiatives aimed at promoting individual empowerment
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• Collect, record and analyse data on learners’ progress, ensuring learning support and care is appropriate and effective, making changes where needed
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• Once trained, administer medication in accordance with company policies and procedures, and ensure that medical emergencies are dealt with appropriately
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• Participate in relevant training to achieve required qualifications and attend mandatory training days/ courses, on- or off-site, as and when required
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
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Knowledge, skills and experience
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• Educated to a degree level
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• Professional, personal or voluntary experience of working with adults or young people with disabilities
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• Interest in special educational needs, specifically autism
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• Passionate about helping others learn and develop skills
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• A positive, patient, caring and can-do attitude
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• Ability to work as part of a team and build good working relationships with learners, parents and staff
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• Ability to keep accurate records and reports to track learner progress
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• Confidence in maintaining confidentiality and discretion
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Personal qualities
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• Soundly analyses verbal and numerical data
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• Contributes to improve work methods, outcomes and team performance
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• Adapts to new ideas and initiatives relevant to own area of work
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• Manages the workload and completion of tasks by setting timelines and milestones, and involving stakeholders to deliver on time
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• Invites and builds upon the ideas of others
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Building relationships
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• Follows-up with learners during and after the delivery of services to ensure that their needs have been met
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• Ensures service is provided to learners during critical periods
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• Prioritises learners’ issues and address them accordingly
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• Understands the reason behind, or motivation for someone’s actions
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• Recognises what is and is not acceptable/possible at certain times given the Organisational rules, structures, decision-making bodies, power relationships, Code of Conduct and values
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Please note: This role is also known as Learning Support Worker
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THE POST HOLDER WILL BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE (DBS) CHECK
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REF : G01
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