Teaching and Learning Assistant

Teaching and Learning Assistant

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Personal Skills

• Be enthusiastic and passionate about education with an understanding of UK best practices.
• Show a flexible and adaptable attitude to the varied demands of working in a world-class school environment.
• Work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills.
• Be reliable and respectful at all times.
• Present a professional image in line with the high expectations of Brighton College.
• Be a talented communicator, orally and in writing with a high level of fluency in the English language.

Teaching and Learning

• Be an ambassador of the College at all times, in school and in Thailand.
• Guide and encourage children with tasks they have been set by their class teacher.
• Work with groups of children under the direction of the class teacher and contribute towards assessment.
• Assist with maintaining and developing the academic and behavioural standards set by the school.
• Support the positive learning and behavioural ethos of the school.
• Be aware of and involved in the curriculum planning process and to attended necessary planning meetings.
• Assist and work alongside the children on the computer.
• Prepare materials and resources for children's use.
• Help maintain teaching equipment in good condition.
• Help the class teacher prepare displays and to assist in the mounting of work.
• Undertake straight forward tasks on the computer such as labelling, lists, minutes and letters.
• Help run administrative systems that are set up in the classroom/year groups (book change/letter distribution etc.).
• Liaise with dining staff regarding snack times.
• Support with the cleaning of school equipment, the backing of display boards, lost and found items, spare clothes etc.

Pastoral

• Show an active interest in each child’s personal and domestic circumstances, and to foster the personal and social developments of each pupil in your care
• Actively promote the social, moral and cultural ethos of the College community
• Care for the social needs of the children as appropriate to their age.
• Care for the safety and well being of children during lunch and play times.
• Help maintain high standards of safety and care.
• Take children to the nurse base if they are injured or ill.
• Supervise children when playing in designated areas in accordance with rotas.
• Assist with the orderly dismissal of children, ensuring they are safely takend to their parents or after school activity.  This may include bus duty.
• Assist with the supervision of children when they are swimming.
• Assist and encourage children when eating their lunch.
• Supervise learning activities for groups of children at specific times such as; Mother and Toddler sessions, After school sessions for Early Years children and for older children between 2.30pm – 4.30pm on a rota system.

Professional Responsibilities

• Be aware of and act upon all policies regarding the safeguarding of children.
• Create an atmosphere of support by being aware of, and fully compliant with, all College Polices, including the Code of Conduct, the School Rules, and the Anti-bullying Policy.
• Be familiar with all College policies on Health and Safety and be proactive inensuring the safety of all members of the College community at all times.
• Promote exemplary behaviour and a responsible attitude amongst all pupils at all times.
• Ensure that all communication is acted upon appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Be responsible for all College resources, particularly those in your care, reporting damage or loss to the appropriate authority within the College.
• Foster a close partnership with parents, initiating contact in appropriate circumstances and ensuring that there is a record of this.
• Carry out any reasonable professional request made by the Headmaster or Head of Preparatory School.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Fluent in Thai and English
• Bachelor’s degree
• Fresh graduates are also welcome
• Excellent in both spoken and written English
• Experience working with children in an educational context
• Cheerful, hardworking, confident, creative, nurturing, and caring

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered and the College reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage of the recruitment process.

Please visit our website for more information: www.brightoncollege.ac.th

Brighton College Bangkok is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Should your application be successful, a disclosure will be requested from the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service for British nationals; local police checks will be undertaken for successful applicants of other nationalities.