French Teaching Assistant

Organisation- HEATH HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL (website https://globalschools.com/schools/heathhouse/)

Position - French Teaching Assistant

Key Responsibilities-

Duties

• To be an adaptable, supportive, vigilant, positive and willing member of staff who enjoys working with children.
• Assist in the educational and social development of pupils under the direction and guidance of the Class Teacher, Key Stage Lead and Head Teacher.
• Assist in the implementation of Individual Education Programmes for pupils and help monitor their progress.
• Provide support for individual pupils inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities
• To read with children as required.
• To assist children with snack and drinks including filling up children’s water bottles as required.
• To serve meals and assist with supervising meal times.
• Assist in providing a safe, homely, friendly and caring environment.
• Provide Class Teachers with clear daily feedback on all intervention work with children and record the work that has been done appropriately.
• Work in close partnership with Class Teachers and other members of staff at all times
• Work with other professionals, such as speech therapists and occupational therapists, as necessary.
• Assist class teachers with maintaining pupil records.
• Support pupils with emotional or behavioural problems and help develop their social skills.
• Assist with all lunchtimes and break-times
• Door duty in the morning and afternoon
• Contribute significantly to homework club and extra curricular clubs.
• To run extra curricular clubs as needed.
• Vigilantly supervise play of children on the Heath as well as inside the classroom.
• Assist the class teacher in maintaining a clean and tidy classroom.
• Regularly clean all classroom resources.
• Ensure that all floors are clear and clean, ensuring spills are dealt with appropriately.
• Assist the class teacher by clearing away resources efficiently at the end of the lesson.
• Supervise structured activities during Summer School.
• When assisting with the EYFS, engage with and enrich play with children.
• When assisting with the EYFS, promote constructive educational play.

Language Lessons

( As applicable)

• Demonstrate an excellent knowledge of the language which they are teaching.
• Accurately plan, in line with the Heath House curriculum, one language lesson per class each week.
• Provide appropriate and engaging lessons for each class.
• Maintain good classroom discipline at all times and discuss behaviour with the class teacher as necessary.
• Mark all work accurately, in line with the school Marking Policy.

Administrative Duties

• Prepare and present displays of pupils’ work.
• Support class teachers in photocopying and other tasks, in advance of the lesson they are required for, in order to support teaching.
• To check and notify the office well in advance of essential resources running out.
• Be vigilant in the use of IT equipment.
• Undertake other duties from time to time as the Head Teacher requires.
• Keep up to date with school policy documents.

Standards and Quality Assurance

• Act in a professional manner at all times.
• Support the aims, ethos and values of the school.
• Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality, attendance and behaviour, in and out of school.
• Attend team and staff meetings.
• Attend other relevant meetings as required.
• Undertake professional duties that may be reasonably assigned by the Head Teacher.
• Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety.
• Undertake first aid duties as required.
• Attend school events including, performances, fayres, Parents’ Evenings, trips, overnight residential trips, such as PGL, and Friends of Heath House meetings.
• Make points clearly and effectively, allowing for the views of others.
• Keep records effectively in relation to school expectations.

Other Duties

• To undertake any other duties which may be regarded within the nature of the grading of the post, as specified by the Head Teacher.
• The post holder must comply with the schools Health & Safety policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.
• The post holder must take an active role in their own professional development, attending all appropriate training courses offered by Heath House.
• Maintain the high expectations of Heath House and its parents regarding educational standards and behaviour.
• Participate in arrangements made for job appraisals and reviews.
• Expect a list of other duties that the Head Teacher may from time to time ask you to perform.