Teaching Assistant Level 1

We are seeking an individual who can:

1. Help to keep children safe by:

• Preparing and maintaining a safe and hygenic environment
• Dealing with accidents, emergencies and illness
• Supporting the safeguarding of children
• Encouraging children's positive behaviour

2. Provide support for learning activities by:

• Supporting the teaching in planning learning activities
• Supporting the delivery of learning activities
• Supporting the teacher in the evaluation of learning activities

3. Support the children's development by:

• Contributing to the development of children physically, emotionally and socially and the associated skills
• Contributing to children's communication and the inellectual development

4. Contribute to positive relationships by effectively:

• Interacting with and responding to children and adults
• Communicating with children and adults

5. Provide effective support for your colleagues by:

• Maintaining working relationships with colleagues
• Developing your effectiveness in a support role

6. Support children's play and learning by:

• Encouraging and supporting children to be creative in physical play
• Offering a range of play opportunities to children
• Supporting children's rights and choices in play

7. Support a child with disabilities or special educational needs by:

• Providing care and encouragement and supporting personal hygiene needs
• Providing support to help the child to participate in activities and experiences

8. Contribute to the moving and handling of children with mobility difficulties by:

• Preparing children, environments and equipment for moving and handling
• Enabling children to move from one position to another

9. Provide displays by:

• Setting up, maintaining and dismantling displays

10. Promote behaviour by:

• Implementing agreed behaviour management strategies
• Supporting pupils in taking responsibility for their learning and behaviour