Higher Level Teaching Assistant- Spanish

What will you be doing?

1. Support for children

 As agreed with the class teacher, take responsibility for delivering planned curriculum activities.

 Contribute to the planning and preparation of learning activities, especially for Spanish

 Monitor pupil care needs and ensure the teaching assistant team contribute support effectively and in line with good practice.

 Take responsibility for delivering learning activities with groups who would benefit from a different learning approach as agreed with the class teacher.

 Establish and maintain supportive relationships with individual pupils, whole class groups and parents/carers.

 Provide guidance to teaching assistants on promoting inclusion in the classroom, ensuring all pupils feel involved with tasks and activities.

2. Support for the curriculum

 Support the school curriculum, providing additional support for groups of children as agreed.  Arrange and deliver extra classes for pupils to improve the range or quality of subjects offered as agreed.

 Provide targeted support to enhance learning and improve attainment

 Ensure there are appropriate resources to deliver Spanish

3.Support for the teacher

 Provide support in evaluating pupil progress and development, in particular for Spanish.

 Contribute to the development of APDRs for children with special needs.

 Contribute to the planning and evaluation of work programmes for individual pupils and groups.

 Provide feedback on learning activities and contribute to school review and development planning.

 Organise the learning environment and develop appropriate classroom resources as required.

 Contribute to behaviour management within the school and follow agreed school policies

4. Support for the school

 Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and parents or carers.  Provide support to the headteacher in ensuring that the whole school provides a safe and healthy environment.

 Attend and actively participate in staff meetings where appropriate.

 Contribute to the development of less experienced teaching assistants

 Make suggestions for school events and take a leading role in organising them as agreed.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

 Enjoys working with children

 Has excellent interpersonal skills

 Demonstrates high standard of both spoken and written English

 Has high expectations of children and themselves

 Is flexible, creative and upbeat

 Is keen to support class teacher’s learning and carry out interventions

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities. 

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion. 

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