teaching assistant person specification - june 2010
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Birch Avenue, Blandford St Mary, Dorset DT11 9QD
Tel:Tel:Tel:Tel: 01258 453331 - Fax:Fax:Fax:Fax: 01258 455865 EEEE----Mail:Mail:Mail:Mail: [email protected] Headteacher: Mr Paul Lavis B.Ed (Hons), NPQH
EARLY YEARS EARLY YEARS EARLY YEARS EARLY YEARS TEACHING ASSISTANT TEACHING ASSISTANT TEACHING ASSISTANT TEACHING ASSISTANT –––– PERSON SPECIFICATION PERSON SPECIFICATION PERSON SPECIFICATION PERSON SPECIFICATION EssentialEssentialEssentialEssential DesirableDesirableDesirableDesirable ExperienceExperienceExperienceExperience
• Working with or caring for children of relevant age
• Experience of working with SEN children
QualificationsQualificationsQualificationsQualifications
• Good numeracy/literacy skills • Training or willingness to train in
the relevant learning strategies, e.g. literacy, letters and sounds, EYFSP
• First Aid training • NVQ 2 for Teaching
Assistants or equivalent qualifications or experience
Knowledge/SkillsKnowledge/SkillsKnowledge/SkillsKnowledge/Skills
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• Confidence in using ICT to support learning
• Use of other equipment technology – video, photocopier
• Understanding or relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation, or willingness to learn.
• General understanding of the foundation stage curriculum and other basic learning programmes/strategies
• Basic understanding of child development and learning
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Ability to add to the classroom and school environment through visual display work
• Appropriate knowledge of first aid
• Good working knowledge of children’s varying educational needs
Personal AttribuPersonal AttribuPersonal AttribuPersonal Attributestestestes • Flexible • Creative • Organised • Good team player • Good communicator • Contribute to the overall Christian
ethos/work/aims of the school