Teaching Assistants and Learning Support Assistants
Employment Type:
Permanent
Location:
Cambridgeshire - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Salary:
£20,000+
Advertiser:
Capita Education Resourcing
Posted:
3 Nov 2009
Reference:
9294TA.LSA.Cambs
Languages:
All of these languages are required
English
Job Description
Teaching Assistants/ Learning Support Assistant
As a teaching assistant you would support teachers with their everyday work in the classroom, so that they can concentrate on teaching. You could have another job title such as classroom assistant, non-teaching assistant or learning support assistant.
Your exact duties would vary depending on the school and the age of the children, but would typically include:
1.getting the classroom ready for lessons
2.listening to children read, reading to them, or telling them stories
3.helping children who need extra support to complete tasks
4.supervising art and craft activities and displaying work
5.looking after children who are upset or have had accidents
6.playing educational games with children and encouraging younger children to learn through play
7.helping with outings and sports events
8.carrying out routine administrative tasks.
You may support children with particular individual needs, working one-to-one or in small groups.
Capita Education Resourcing is an accredited Quality Mark company.
Capita Education Resourcing is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture or disability. Each individual is assessed on merit alone.