Teaching Assistant

Dover Court International School is looking for Teaching Assistants to support our classroom teachers across all classes and year groups.

Please see below the key areas of responsibility:

Learning and Teaching

Support teaching and learning inside and outside the classroom.

Assist class teacher in assessment and record keeping as directed.

Be involved with school trips and extra-curricular activities.

Foster positive relationships with parents and the wider community.

Work with small groups, extending their learning based on individual targets and formative assessment as directed by teacher.

Planning and Preparation

Undertake routine tasks as required

Supervisory duties as required.

Assist in the display of pupils work and production/maintenance of resources (as directed by class teacher).

Assist teachers with preparation of class materials to support the individual needs of specific learners

Ensure the teachers have all the resources required for teaching

Engagement and Interaction - School Ambassador to Internal Community

Has an awareness of school Safeguarding policy and understands reporting procedure.

Follow all the guidance laid out in our Code of Conduct, Child Safeguarding Policy and related policies.

Awareness of possible dangers and immediately act appropriately on them.

Carefully observe students and actively participate during break duties.

Able to follow guidelines during emergency procedures.

Maintain confidentiality within school.

Professional and Personal Development

Maintain professional standards especially in dress, punctuality and attendance.

Continual development through the identification and implementation of your annual performance management review targets.

Be able to identify sources of support.

Set achievable goals and priorities based on self-review.

Personal Specifications - Skills Knowledge and Experience

Good standard of spoken and written English

Experience of working with children in different settings

Ability to communicate clearly with students, parents and colleagues

Ability to work effectively as part of a team

Good ICT Skills

High levels of personal integrity and confidentiality

Excellent organisational and time-management skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure and remain calm

Willingness to take on multiple tasks

Proactive and able to prompt others to ensure deadlines are achieved

Self-motivated and enthusiastic

Ability to work independently

Continually strive for improvement

Adaptability

Recognised qualification in Maths and English (or be prepared to work towards)

Knowledge of Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures

Personal Attributes

High levels of personal integrity

Conscientious and able to focus on completing work to a consistently high standard

Flexible and positive approach to work

Excellent organisational and time-management skills high attention to detail

Ability to work to tight deadlines and able to prompt others to ensure deadlines are achieved

Adaptable to working in a fast paced ever changing environment

Ability to work under pressure and remain calm

Proactive and willingness to take on multiple tasks

Self-motivated and enthusiastic

Ability to work independently

Must be a team player, willing to help and be flexible

Continually strive for improvement

Other

Be able to work under local appointment (candidates requiring a work pass need not apply)

A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils and the willingness to undertake appropriate child protection training when required.

Philosophy and Values

We are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools. We believe that:

There is no limit to what every person can achieve.

Creativity and challenge help us get better every day.

Learning should be personalised.

Unique global opportunities enhance the learning experience.

Safeguarding

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years. The school will support candidates to obtain this.

Skills: Teaching, Ict, Ability To Work Independently, Supervising Children, Agile, Adaptable, Adaptability, Attention To Detail, Accountability, personal development

Experience: 2.00-5.00 Years