Relief hours
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Support for the pupils:
Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom
Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs
Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities
Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance
Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement
Support for the teachers:
Work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment
Work with the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate
Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives
Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence
Be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested
Undertake marking of pupils’ work and accurately record achievement/progress
Promote positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within your role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents with, or as directed
Provide general clerical/admin. support e.g. administer coursework, produce worksheets for agreed activities etc.
Support for the curriculum:
Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs
Implement local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, KS3, early years and make effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of relevant skills
Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
Help pupils to access learning activities through specialist support
Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources
Support for the school:
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of pupils
Attend and participate in regular meetings
Participate in training and other learning activities as required
Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others
Provide appropriate guidance and supervision and assist in the training and development of staff as appropriate
Undertake planned supervision of pupils’ out of school hours learning activities
Supervise pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required
The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.
The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
