Company: Archway Learning Trust

Apply for the Level 1 Teaching Assistant

Location: Nottingham

Job Description:

SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENT

Support and direct activities with either individuals or groups of students to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical, emotional and cognitive development
Contribute to the health and well-being of students
Establish and maintain good working relationships with individual students and groups
Promote and reinforce the students’ self-esteem and independence e.g. support in form time, unstructured time, etc.
Encourage acceptance and inclusion of all students
To support groups of students as directed during formal public or internal school examinations
To assist students on work placements, educational visits, residential and recreational activities as appropriate
To assist students with self‑organisation and in the completion of homework tasks, in allocated periods during the school day
Drawing on knowledge of various forms of individual needs, to develop an understanding of the specific needs of the students within the school community
To liaise effectively with parents/carers as appropriate
To assume responsibility for designated keyworker role at School Action Plus and/or a named EHCP child
To assist the other health care assistants in carrying out their role in providing specific assistance to personal care needs of students
To ensure that you cover the role of personal care in a colleague’s absence with guidance from the SENCo / Lead SEND teacher and Level 2 Teaching Assistants
To provide care, as and when needed, on off site visits and trips
To provide practical and personal assistance to individual pupil needs
To assist students with their day to day personal care needs, personal hygiene, toileting and feeding
To promote students’ independence skills in relation to personal hygiene, toileting and feeding
To monitor the behaviour of students, encouraging positive behaviour and reporting any incidents
To ensure the safety and well‑being of children, providing support where necessary or sign‑posting concerns to colleagues
To liaise with external agencies, where appropriate, talking through therapeutic programmes and discussing programmes
To write specific health care plans / Personal Evacuation Plans for key students
To be responsible for the recording and distribution of medicines
To support students over break and lunch times
Help with the collation of Review/Annual Review meetings
Help with classroom resources and records
To implement learning programmes directed by the class teacher – with individual or small groups
To monitor individual student’s needs and provide regular feedback to the teacher
Contribute to the management of student behaviour
To participate in the evaluation of the support programme
To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Learning Support Faculty
Support and reinforce the school curriculum including catch‑up KS3/GCSE work, literacy, numeracy activities in a 1:1 setting and in the classroom
Provide support for learning activities including enrichment activities during the normal school day
Support the use and development of ICT within the classroom
Support the smooth running of the Faculty by covering designated priority lessons of absent staff as and when required by the SENCo
To take responsibility for display and upkeep of designated areas in the Faculty
Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and parents
Maintain and safeguard the confidential nature of student/teacher/home issues
Contribute to the maintenance of student safety and security, including break and lunchtime duties in the Faculty and taxi duties
Attend Faculty/Pastoral meetings as appropriate
All employees are expected to familiarise themselves and follow the Trust vision and ethos during their working lives with Archway Learning Trust.
We are professional people and expect professional conduct (behaviour and language) based on mutual respect, good manners, politeness and common courtesies for all members of our community. We expect that at all times employees behave in a manner that role models positive behaviours for our students to follow.
Physical violence, verbal abuse and swearing are unacceptable and not tolerated.
Employees are expected to maintain a professional relationship with students.
Staff will be fully supported by the Trust at all times in carrying out the behaviour policy.
The Trust expects staff to wear professional business dress mirroring our high expectations of our student dress code.
Some functions within the Trust are required to wear uniform that will be supplied by the Trust.

SUPPORT THE TEACHER

Help with the collation of Review/Annual Review meetings
Help with classroom resources and records
To implement learning programmes directed by the class teacher – with individual or small groups
To monitor individual student’s needs and provide regular feedback to the teacher
Contribute to the management of student behaviour
To participate in the evaluation of the support programme
To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Learning Support Faculty
Support and reinforce the school curriculum including catch‑up KS3/GCSE work, literacy, numeracy activities in a 1:1 setting and in the classroom
Provide support for learning activities including enrichment activities during the normal school day
Support the use and development of ICT within the classroom
Support the smooth running of the Faculty by covering designated priority lessons of absent staff as and when required by the SENCo
To take responsibility for display and upkeep of designated areas in the Faculty
Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and parents
Maintain and safeguard the confidential nature of student/teacher/home issues
Contribute to the maintenance of student safety and security, including break and lunchtime duties in the Faculty and taxi duties
Attend Faculty/Pastoral meetings as appropriate

SUPPORT FOR THE CURRICULUM

Support and reinforce the school curriculum including catch‑up KS3/GCSE work, literacy, numeracy activities in a 1:1 setting and in the classroom
Provide support for learning activities including enrichment activities during the normal school day
Support the use and development of ICT within the classroom
Support the smooth running of the Faculty by covering designated priority lessons of absent staff as and when required by the SENCo
To take responsibility for display and upkeep of designated areas in the Faculty

SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL

Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and parents
Maintain and safeguard the confidential nature of student/teacher/home issues
Contribute to the maintenance of student safety and security, including break and lunchtime duties in the Faculty and taxi duties
Attend Faculty/Pastoral meetings as appropriate

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Posted: July 6th, 2026