Learning Support Assistant 1 on 1
SHREWSBURY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BANGKOK, RIVERSIDELink to apply - https://www.shrewsbury.ac.th/vacancies/early-years-teacher-assistant/
Key Responsibilities:
The Learning Support Assistant will be:
- Responsible for providing 1:1 support for individual pupils in and out of the classroom;
- Responsible for escorting children with physical difficulties safely around the school;
- Responsible for scribing work during lessons;
- To have a flexible approach and be ready to support children across all key stages;
- Responsible for planning and implementing 1:1 or group sessions with support from a Learning Support Teacher;
- Responsible to the class teacher during lessons in which they are supporting a student;
- Will have experience of working with children with learning difficulties and knowledge of their range of needs;
- Will have excellent communication skills to collaborate with teachers, parents and outside agencies in a professional manner;
- Responsible for assisting in the maintenance of good discipline in all lessons taught by following the School’s disciplinary policies and procedures and the guidance of the class teacher;
- Responsible for ensuring that the individual student they support receives guidance in lessons, or individual sessions, which scaffolds the pupils learning;
- Promote and support school policies on pupil behaviour;
- Promote social and emotional development of pupils;
- Maintain confidentiality about home-school / pupil- teacher/ school work matters;
- Contribute to Annual Review meetings, as appropriate.
Professional Expectations:
The Learning Support Assistant will:
- Be familiar with The School’s Statement of Philosophy and Objectives and commit fully to its aims;
- Be familiar with The School’s English Speaking Environment Policy, commit fully to its aims and promote its implementation on a daily basis;
- Attend Professional Development (INSET and external) as determined by the Principal;
- Communicate with students, colleagues and parents in a respectful and courteous manner in accordance with the paradigms established by The Principal;
- Will set the tone for students in attendance, punctuality, appearance, dress, courtesy and professionalism;
- Will be able to provide two up-to-date professional referees (normally one will be from the current head) and be prepared to undergo a Thai police check.
Advantages:
The Learning Support Assistant should:
- Provide really strong models of English, both in grammar and vocabulary;
- Provide consistent and firm boundaries in their expectations of behaviour and application to task;
- Be patience and have a sense of humour.
- Staff training and development
- 5-day work week
- Social security
- Health insurance
- Funeral payment support
- Annual bonus