Teaching Assistant Apprentice
PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Manchester, M26 1HJ
Closes in 29 days (Friday 18 October)
Posted on 1 August 2024
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Summary
Prestolee Multi Academy Trust are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Teaching Assistant apprentice to join the team. The ideal candidate would need to have a strong ambition to work in education and be a great communicator who is willing to learn the skills required for the role and become a great asset to the school / Trust.
- Annual wage
- £10,816 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday - 17.5 hours distributed across the week between 8.30am - 3.00pm and 3.00am - 6.00pm in after school club. Term time only.
32 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 28 October
- Duration
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1 Year 6 Months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
General Requirements:
- Be able to demonstrate commitment to a place of work
- Maintain professional standards at all times, both inside and outside the workplace
- Improve one’s own practice through training, self-evaluation, and performance management
- Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English
Support for the Pupil:
- Support pupils, including those with Special Educational Needs, to access the curriculum in line with appropriate lesson plan / teacher direction
- Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model
- Be aware of and respond appropriately to individual pupil needs
- Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
- Encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate
- Promote self esteem and independence
- Respond to pupils minor medical problems
- Deal with the personal care and comfort of pupils as required
- Undertake delivery of intervention programmes linked to local and national learning strategies, recording achievement and progress, and feeding back to the teacher
- Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
Support for the teacher:
- Provide minimal clerical / administration support e.g. photocopying
- Assist with the display of children's work
- Prepare classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards
- Report pupil achievements, progress and issues as appropriate in agreed format
- Undertake pupil record keeping as requested
- Manage pupil behaviour in line with school policy and ensure reports are made in agreed school format
- Gather / report basic information from / to parents / carers as directed
- To escort pupils as necessary and assist in movement around the school
- Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out-of-school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of a teacher
- Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers
- Supervise children outside of lessons e.g. at play time and lunch time
Support for the curriculum
- Support pupils to access the curriculum in line with appropriate lesson plan/teacher direction
- Prepare and maintain equipment/resources as directed
- Assist pupils in the use of appropriate resources in accordance with the lesson plan
Secondary Duties:
- The post holder may reasonably be expected to undertake other duties commensurate with the level of responsibility that may be allocated from time to time
Where you’ll work
Prestolee Primary School Church Road Stoneclough
Radcliffe
Manchester
M26 1HJ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
BURY COLLEGE
Your training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
College attendance is not currently required.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
Prestolee Primary school part of the Prestolee Multi Academy Trust. A thriving, ambitious trust of diverse schools that focuses on training and collaboration to build a culture of excellence.
After this apprenticeship
On completion of the apprenticeship you will be qualified as a Teaching Assistant Level 3 and may be offered a full time position at a school within the Multi Academy Trust.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BURY COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000266987.
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Closes in 29 days (Friday 18 October)
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