Islamia Primary School- Teaching Assistant

The school

To strive to provide the best education in a secure Islamic environment through the application of the Qur’an and Sunnah.

Islamia Primary School (established on 1983) is a two form entry faith based voluntary-aided school situated in North West London. We are a consistently ‘Good’ school aspires to be nothing short of excellent in all aspects of school life and we work hard to nurture and produce a generation that contributes positively to the wider community.

We are on a journey to become an ‘Outstanding’ school and the school is seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic Headteacher to join our highly dedicated team. The prospective candidate should be an ambitious, energetic and outstanding primary practitioner.

We offer:

• a positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere
• friendly children, eager to learn and achieve
• a committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team
• excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents
• an excellent opportunity for professional and career development

If you feel you have the enthusiasm and commitment to contribute to the ongoing development of this successful, friendly and supportive school, we would like to hear from you. Islamia Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for the successful candidate in accordance with Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education Legislation. 

The role

The role includes but is not limited to the following duties (for the full job description please go to the schools website for the full job description):

• Supervise and provide support and assistance to individuals and groups of pupils including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities and teaching programmes for individuals and groups of pupils, including local and national learning strategies such as literacy, numeracy, early years, KS3.
• Adjust learning activities and teaching programmes to take account of pupil needs and responses.
• Use appropriate strategies and approaches to support and assist pupils to achieve learning goals
• Contribute to the development and implementation of individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes.(Examples could include providing support to children with health care plans, Intimate
  care, Enteral feeding, Manual handling etc.)
• Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to their individual needs.
• Assist with planning of learning activities.
• Monitor and record pupils’ progress, achievements and responses in respect of all learning activities and teaching programmes.
• Provide detailed feedback to the teacher on pupil progress, achievements, and problems, and under guidance of the teacher provide feedback to pupils on their progress and achievements.

The person

We are looking for someone who:

• Is committed to working with children including children with special and additional needs.
• Has previous experience in working in schools and as part of a team.
• Has good interpersonal skills and the ability to support colleagues.
• Can work strategically with staff and leadership teams.
• Is respectful of the school’s ethos.
• Can be a positive role model.
• Has good communication skills.
• Has the ability to multi-task.
• Is punctual.