Start Date September 2024

Contract type Permanent

Hours/working weeks 32.5 hours per week/39 working weeks 

Pay Grade / Salary Scale Point 8-11

Job Purpose

To assist the teacher in planning activities for children, working with children and assessing progress. To help always ensure the safety and well-being of the children.

Main Duties

• Work with individuals or groups of individuals in all curricular areas under the direction of the teacher.
• Help plan, prepare and set out programmes of work and activities in co-operation with the teacher and clear away and store equipment in the correct place.
• Feedback information regarding the well-being and educational and developmental needs of children to the teacher, parents and principal, as appropriate.
• Work with children who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), as required; help with the assessment and record keeping processes, under the direction of the teacher.
• Accompany the children on class outings under the overall supervision of the teacher.
• Administer minor first aid (following training) and attend to children who are sick, as necessary. Promote health and personal hygiene, including intimate care where necessary, to the children throughout the activities undertaken. 
• Keep abreast of the School Child Protection Procedures and report any concerns noted in the course of duty, in accordance with such procedures.
• Undertake shared responsibility with all staff for the care and maintenance of equipment and resources. 
• Encourage self-control and self-discipline in the children throughout all activities undertaken and promote the positive behaviour policy. Supervise the children for short periods in the event of the teacher having to be called away.
• Carry out classroom organisational duties such as tidying up, serving snacks etc. Assist in preparing, mounting and removing wall displays, as required.
• Liaise with parents and outside agencies, as required by the teacher. 
• Attend training and meetings, as required.

 Closing Date for Applications Wednesday 3rd July 2024

Interview Date Week commencing 8th July 2024

Safeguarding Statement:

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.