Teaching Assistant (Early Years)

Contract Period
January 2025 - June 2025

Key Responsibilities
The Teacher Assistant will:

• Be line managed by the Key Stages 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, pastoral and personal needs;
• Work with other professionals in meeting the needs of students;
• Attend staff meeting and training and development sessions as required;
• Be available on campus within term time between the hours of 07:30 and 15:30;
• Support the school’s Philosophy and Objectives;
• 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;
• Participate in training and development activities;
• Undertake duties in accordance with the duty roster;
• Participate in the ECA Programme;
• Assist students in meeting behaviour and social expectations;
• Provide individual support for students.

Professional Expectations
The Teacher Assistant will:

• 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 organised;
• 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;
• Mandarin language skills would be an advantage.

Child Safeguarding
Shrewsbury International School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to:

• Attend regular in-house child protection and safeguarding programmes and sign a Code of Conduct;
• Play a leading role in promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all students in the school;
• Report to the Designated or Deputy Safeguarding Lead any concerns they have for the welfare of a student;
• Report to the Designated or Deputy Safeguarding Lead any unsafe practices witnessed within the school as outlined in The School’s Speak Out Policy;
• Keep professional relationships with students where personal boundaries are respected and maintained.

Requirements

• Compliance with visa requirement for working in HK
• Satisfactory criminal record checks prior to the start of contract;
• 3 signed, confidential references (one of which will be from the candidate’s current headteacher/employer) before the start of contract;
• Verification of original qualifications