Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Summary

Want to work in education? You can gain classroom experience with our Level 3 Apprenticeship, working and training with our friendly team in our Plymouth City Centre office. At ATL, we support learners from age 16 and you'll be involved with a range of activities that will really help kick start your TA career and on into other education roles.

Annual wage: £11,315.20 a year
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Training course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8.30am - 4.30pm and Friday, 8.30am - 3.30pm with 1 day per week study-release. Please note, this role is NOT term-time only - ATL supports learners all year-round.
34 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 7 October
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
Positions available: 2

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

The job role here at ATL is quite diverse, so you'll get a really useful range of experience. Full on-the-job training will be given and you will be mentored by experienced teachers to help learners achieve their study goals and career development, with additional support from the rest of our friendly team and specialist tutors to develop your own knowledge and skills.

You'll be learning how to provide teaching support in and out of the classroom to ATL learners, who are aged from 16 years old
As part of the team, you'll assist with preparing learners for assessment, producing teaching resources, classroom displays and sharing ideas for creating a positive learning environment
Training on and off the job will enable you to work with the lead classroom teacher to support learners, make sure lessons run smoothly and lead smaller group activities
For some working days, you may be assigned to help individual learners who have specific support needs
Your role will include ensuring learners understand the work set, know their learning objectives and stay on task in order to make progress
At ATL, you could be working in different departments on different days, covering animal care, beauty, business, child care and more!

Where you’ll work

Norwich Union House

St Andrews Cross

Plymouth

PL1 1DN

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

ACHIEVEMENT TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.

Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.

Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.

Adapt resources to support all learners.

Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.

Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.

Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.

Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.

Support the well-being and mental health of learners.

Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.

Apply methods of formative assessment.

Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.

Encourage safe use of technology by learners.

Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).

Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.

Provide feedback to learners.

Your training plan

We'll support you to develop your skills, knowledge and experience as you work towards your Level 3 qualification.
Your weekly day-release for study will be right here at Achievement Training in Plymouth city centre.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent 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
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

A certain level of resilience is needed as the role involves working with teenage and adult learners who may have personal issues that could impact on their learning. Full training and support on managing learner behaviours will be part of your Apprenticeship.

About this company

Achievement Training Limited is a private training organisation located in the city centre and offering a wide range of flexible educational and vocational training courses to young people and adults since 1996. The Head Office is based in Norwich Union House with additional training rooms in the Pinpoint Building, both in the city centre. ATL’s excellent reputation with local employers and employment services is a key factor in our delivery of employability. We have provided Apprenticeships since 2001 and have a wealth of knowledge and experience in delivering training that supports real progression in employment.

http://www.achievementtraining.com (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Progression opportunities may include advanced and higher apprenticeships in the education field and with experience, you could work towards a career in teaching, mentoring or youth work.

You can find more information on future careers by visiting https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/

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