Bilingual Teaching Assistants (Ref. 03020)
Education Services
Children & Young People
Shaw House, Newbury
£13,014 - £15,096 pro rata, per annum. Grade C, SCP 10-15 (pay award pending)
Full Time, Term Time Only
Fixed Term initially for one year only
(1 Polish speaker + 1 speaker of another language)
We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic bilingual teaching assistants, one of whom should
be a Polish speaker, to join our Ethnic Minority Achievement Team, based at the Curriculum
Centre in Newbury. The role will involve supporting newly arrived children from abroad, who
have little or no English, in West Berkshire Primary and Secondary schools. We would like to
hear from you if you if you are a fluent English speaker and have experience of working with
children. The ability to communicate effectively, use your initiative and be flexible, is as
important as experience and qualifications. The ability to drive is essential and an allowance is
made for travel.
Specific responsibilities will include:
 Working with children in the early stages of learning English
 Communicating with parents
 Translating and interpreting
 Making resources
 Supporting other members of the team
The posts are available with immediate effect.
For further information please contact Elaine Ricks on 01635 519705 or Hazel Davies on
01635 279211.
For an application form and information pack please call the 24-hour answerphone on
01635 519122 or email recruitment@westberks.gov.uk, quoting the post reference
number 03020. For other queries, call 01635 519119 / 519543. To be considered for this
post, an application form must be completed. Please ensure that your completed form
is with us by the closing date.
Closing date: 5th July 2007
Job Description for Bilingual Teaching Assistants
Authority: West Berkshire Council
Department/Division: Children & Young
People
Post Reference No:
Location: The Curriculum Centre, Shaw
House
Job Title:
Bilingual Teaching Assistant - Grade/Salary Range: 13,014 -15,096
level 2
JOB PURPOSE
 To work under the direction of the Ethnic Minority Achievement Team to support
teachers in primary and secondary schools in meeting the needs of pupils in the early
stages of English and new arrivals
 To support bilingual pupils in learning and development
 To encourage the social and emotional development of bilingual pupils
 To support raising standards of achievement for pupils with EAL in West Berkshire
Schools
DESIGNATION OF POST AND POSITION WITHIN DEPARTMENTAL STRUCTURE
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Bilingual Teaching Assistant based at the West Berkshire Curriculum Centre,
employed by West Berkshire Council and working with the EMAS team to support
pupils in West Berkshire Schools in the early stages of English and new arrivals
Report to EMA team manager and EMA consultant, West Berkshire School
Improvement Team and the Chief Adviser for Schools on services provided for West
Berkshire schools and pupils.
Line managed by the Ethic Minority Achievement Team Manager
Financial Accountabilities: none
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the guidance of the EMA team, support teachers in:
 To work with teachers and to involve parents, carers and other staff/agencies in supporting
the acquisition of English for pupils with EAL
 Under the direction of the EMA team, to support simple assessments for pupils with EAL,
particularly new arrivals
 To communicate with parents of new arrivals, where appropriate, making translations and
interpreting
 To support the teaching of pupils in the early stages of acquiring English
 Under the direction of the EMA team, to support the making of resource boxes and helping
to implement lesson plans and preparation of materials in advance for new arrivals
 Helping bilingual children to become more independent
 Under the direction of the teacher and EMA team work with small groups of EAL children on
specific activities
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To write notes of visit and keep up to date records
Implementing, monitoring and reporting back to the EMA team on the progress new arrivals
pupils
Additional Duties, attending EMA team meetings, writing notes of visit, Preparing and
issuing teaching materials and resources
SCOPE OF JOB (Budgetary/Resource control, Impact)
No direct budgetary responsibility
DRAFT PERSON SPECIFICATION
Job Title:
Bilingual Teaching Assistant – level 2
Authority:
KEY CRITERIA
Qualifications And
Training
Competence Summary
(Knowledge, abilities, skills,
experience)
Work-related Personal
Requirements
Department/Division: Children
and Young People
Post Reference No:
ESSENTIAL
 Holds or is working towards
a relevant NVQ at level 2 or
3
 Willingness to undertake
continuing professional
development
 Has relevant Bilingual
knowledge
 A knowledge and
understanding of the role of
the Local Authority in
supporting schools in
raising standards
 Proven skills in basic
literacy and numeracy
 Good organisational ability
 Good communicator
 Able to apply knowledge
and skills from training to
support new arrivals
effectively in classrooms
and in making resources
 Able to motivate and
encourage pupils
 Awareness of child
protection and bullying
issues
 Willingness to promote
social inclusion policies and
practices
 Basic knowledge of ICT and
word processing
 Ability to write clear
informative reports.
 Has empathy with pupils
and is sympathetic to their
needs
 Professionally discreet and
able to respect
DESIRABLE
 Qualified First Aider
 Relevant experience of
working with children and
parents
Knowledge of how children
acquire an additional
language
confidentiality
 Flexible approach to tasks
 Firm, sensitive and effective
approach towards pupil
discipline
 Willing to work as part of a
team
 To have the skills to
contribute to the
development of resources.
 Willingness to learn the
skills required to assess
pupils with EAL
 Flexibility
 Ability to work
independently & ability to
work alone
Other Work Requirements
 Patient and resilient
 Driver
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