Pre- School Assistant
Start date: As soon as possible or 11th November 2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 27.50 hours a week (8.30am – 3.00pm, 30 minutes lunch break, Monday-Friday) | Term Time only, plus 1 inset day
Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3AG. 20 minutes outside Milton Keynes, 20 minutes from Aylesbury, 15 minutes from Edlesborough, 20 minutes from Dunstable
Salary: Actual £15,138 FTE £21829.73
Purpose of role:
- To work as an active pre-school practitioner and key person within a team
- To provide high quality, education and care to young children.
Duties include:
- Work in partnership with teachers and other professionals to provide effective support for learning activities tailoring it to the needs of individual children if necessary.
- Contribute to the planning, preparation, maintenance and evaluation of learning activities and environment, identifying areas of improvement and new developments as necessary.
- Prepare activities, with clear learning outcomes, to support children to achieve objectives, in conjunction with the class teacher.
- Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activities and assist children in their use.
- Work with small groups of children and individuals within the classroom and/or externally to the main class as required (e.g. phonics, focused activities, etc.).
- Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence.
- Monitor children’s responses to learning activities/interventions and accurately record achievement/progress and feed back to the teacher.
- Assist in the display and presentation of learning materials and children’s work inside and outside of the classroom environment as required.
- Maintain a high level of pastoral care to children within the class and throughout the school.
- Provide appropriate help throughout the day, including break and lunchtime monitoring as necessary.
- Accompany teaching staff and children on visits, trips and out of school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher.
To learn more about the role, please see the attached documents.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. You will be asked to sign a declaration form if short listed for interview.
The Knowledge Schools Trust are fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the Trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.
We very much look forward to hearing from you.