Education Support Assistant

We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Education Support Assistant who is passionate about empowering young people. The Education Support Assistant contributes to the effectiveness of learning by assisting teachers with the day-to-day operation of the classroom. Working under the direction of a teacher and in collaboration with the wellbeing team, the Education Support Assistant provides support to a small group of students or to individual students, particularly students with learning needs, disabilities, or disorders to overcome educational barriers and strengthen their ability to achieve their learning outcomes.

The position also assists the classroom teacher with the monitoring and management of student behaviour as well as undertake logistical tasks to ensure the efficient operation of the classroom.

Duties:

• Under the direction the classroom teacher, prepare and maintain teaching and learning resources as required.
• Provide general administrative assistance including updating case notes and class programs, photocopying of teaching materials, compiling student records, assisting in organising off‐site activities, ordering of appropriate equipment as required and completing class attendance records for each session.
• Provide information to the wellbeing team about students’ personal, social, and emotional difficulties, while maintaining confidentiality and privacy.
• Maintain a supportive culture with students, safeguarding their health and safety.
  Create and manage a caring, supporting, purposeful and stimulating environment that is conducive to students learning
• Maintain a supportive culture with students, safeguarding their health and safety.
  Create and manage a caring, supporting, purposeful and stimulating environment that is conducive to students learning.
• Create a safe learning environment for all students by providing supervision during on-site and off-site education activities.
• Provide supervision and assistance at special events e.g. excursions. This will be determined by the nature and severity of the student’s disability, disorder or learning need.
• Actively support and promote independence (Not to do for the students what the students can do for themselves)
• Play an active role in contributing to an organisational culture of child safety by participating in practices that reduce the risk of child abuse; adherence to processes for responding to and reporting suspected child abuse; implementing strategies to identify and reduce or remove the risk of child abuse and providing an environment for the participation and empowerment of children