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Qualifications Essential • Min A* - C grade in GCSE English & Maths or equivalent • Successful relevant experience of working with children within a learning environment. Desirable • Experience of working as a teaching assistant in a school environment • Evidence of continuing or further professional development or other relevant national or professional qualifications Knowledge & Experience Essential • Ability /willingness to support learning across a variety of key stages and/ or EYFS • Excellent literacy skills • Recognise that each child has specific needs that need to be nurtured and developed through careful and sensitive support and intervention and understand the pressure and requirement that this entails • Ability to work 1 to 1 with a child on in an individual, small group or whole class environment, making accurate observations, communicating these with feedback to the teacher • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, particularly in relating well to children and adults • Ability to motivate and encourage in order to establish a supportive relationship with the child, giving praise and positive recognition to help build self esteem • Ability to work independently or as part of a team demonstrating initiative, tact and diplomacy • Ability to work collaboratively and constructively as part of a highly motivated staff team understanding roles and responsibilities and your own position within these Desirable • Experience of teaching and supporting children with additional needs • Knowledge and understanding of • curriculum and assessment • Ability to meet the child’s needs as required whilst encouraging independence/ autonomy of the child • Ability to use own initiative to develop resources in order to support small groups of children • Experience of using Information Technology to support learning and/or communication Personal • Enjoy working with children • Be enthusiastic, highly motivated and flexible • Understand the need for confidentiality • High level of resilience • Commitment to continuing professional development • The ability to learn about and use a range of strategies to reduce barriers to learning • An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity in day-to-day working practices • Have ability to adapt to a variety of situations /Be able to work calmly with the ability to adapt quickly and effectively to changing circumstance/situations • Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities • Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children • Have a calm approach, and an empathic nature • Ability to manage time effectively • The ability to seek advice and assistance to meet the child’s learning, and social and emotional needs • Desire and determination to be a lifelong learner and improve personal effectiveness