Teaching Assistant

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok City Campus

**Job Specification:**Teacher Assistant (Early Year, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2)

Department: Primary School

Key Responsibilities:

The Teacher Assistant will

● Be responsible to the Assistant Principal .

● Be line managed by the Year Team Leader with day-to-day direction from the Class Teacher.

● Work closely with the Class Teacher and subject leaders to provide planning and teaching and learning of the highest quality.

● Work closely with the Class Teacher to provide for student’s learning, social and personal needs.

● Work with other professionals in meeting the needs of students.

● Attend staff meetings and training and development sessions as required.

Tasks:

The Teacher Assistant’s role is usually a class-based position.

The Teacher Assistant will

● Support the school’s Philosophy and Objective.

● Take an active part in all class and year group activities

● Work with groups and individuals on learning tasks

● Assist in the assessment of students and in the maintenance of records

● Prepare materials and equipment for activities

● Assist in the preparation of displays

● Assist in the setting up and maintaining of an efficient and well-ordered learning environment

● Take an active role in classroom administration

● Assist in “Home Communication”

● Deliver small-group teaching

● Participate in training and development activities

● Undertake duties in accordance with the duty roster

● Participate in You-Time Activities

● Assist students in meeting behaviour and social expectations

● Provide individual support for students.

Professional Expectations:

The Teacher Assistant should have the following qualities

● Demonstrate skills in promoting the school’s philosophy and policy.

● Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

● Have a good understanding of how children learn.

● Have an understanding of teaching and learning strategies.

● Be professional in approach and set good examples.

● Be conscientious, efficient and organized.

● Give high regard to Health and Safety.

● Actively seek to improve their practice and participate in

● Training and Development.

● Have high regard to creating a high-quality learning environment.

● Maintain the confidentiality of information.

Child Safeguarding:

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok City Campus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates are required to provide accurate and detailed information about their employment history and the school will carry out background checks on the successful candidate to assess their suitability to work in a school.

Requirements:

● Satisfactory Thai Police Criminal Record check

● Confirmation of identity

● Three Satisfactory references

● Verification of qualifications and work experience

How to Apply:

Applications must complete the Shrewsbury International School City Campus Application Form, which is available on the school website “Job Vacancies” page.

https://www.shrewsbury.ac.th/recruitment/vacancies/

The application is preferably in English so please select the application for Thai National (English Version)

Further Details:

Full details of the school are available on our website at

https://www.shrewsbury.ac.th/

Any queries should be forwarded to [email protected].