Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprentice at Tatworth Primary School, Chard

TATWORTH PRIMARY ACADEMY

CHARD, TA20 2RX

Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 2 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 September 2024

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Summary

Tatworth Primary School is looking for an energetic and committed Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join their team of Teaching Assistants. You will need to be enthusiastic and passionate about supporting children and their learning and keen to start a career where you can ensure that children achieve the best they can.

Annual wage
£9,984 a year

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This role is term time only and therefore the actual salary will be £8353.68

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday – Friday, 8.30am-3.30-pm, Term time only

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 14 October

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

Positions available

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

Working with specified groups (or individuals) to achieve the learning focus set by the classroom teacher, providing feedback on their engagement in activities and their achievement of the desired learning focus.  This involves understanding and respecting the learning styles and preferences of student/s and using this knowledge to support the students(s) when working on their own or in groups.

·         Providing care and support for the students

·         Promoting student well-being by encouraging them to develop good relationships with others, developing their self-reliance and self-esteem and helping them to adjust to new settings

·         Contributing to the planning and evaluation of learning activities

·         Assisting the classroom teacher by implementing agreed learning activities

·         Providing feedback to students in relation to attainment and progress under the guidance of the teacher

·         Supporting students to improve their English and maths skills through focused learning activities and more generally across the curriculum

·         Sharing your observations and support knowledge to contribute to the development and wellbeing of the student/s, including how well the activities achieved the learning objectives

·         Assisting in preparing and maintaining the learning environment

·         Working under the direction of the classroom teacher and SENCO to ensure that all learning resources and materials are available and ready for use when needed

·         Developing and maintaining working relationships with colleagues

·         Supporting teachers in managing class behaviour

This role may be closed early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Where you’ll work

SCHOOL LANE

TATWORTH

CHARD

TA20 2RX

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

SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

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

    This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

    Requirements

    Desirable 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
    • Organisation skills
    • Team working
    • Reliable
    • Enthusiastic

    Other requirements

    Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check. Please consider how you will travel to the place of work, particularly if you rely on public transport.

    About this company

    Our pupils are our most important consideration and we want school to be an enjoyable and exciting experience for them. School should be a place where pupils feel safe and secure, where they feel valued and cared for. Throughout their time at Tatworth, we focus on the learning behaviours of keeping going, respect, being motivated and engaged, taking responsibility, being a risk taker, team player and aiming high.

    https://www.tatworth.somerset.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Full time TA position if budgets allow.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

    Philippa Bancroft

    pbancroft@sslcic.co.uk

    07917 923622

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000275474.

    Apply now

    Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 2 October at 11:59pm)

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