Teaching Assistant Apprentice

SUPPLYTRAIN C.I.C.

Walsall, WS4 1RH

Closes in 11 days (Monday 30 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 11 September 2024

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Summary

A Teaching Assistant will work under the direction and supervision of a class teacher to assist with teaching and learning and associated activities in accordance with school policies and procedures. The successful candidate will assist children in matters of personal needs and their general health including first aid and welfare matters.

Annual wage
£12,064 a year

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm (breaks to be confirmed).

36 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 1 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

  • Assist children in matters of personal needs and their general health including first aid and welfare matters.
  • Provide structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teacher.
  • To contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are promoted for pupils.
  • Provide general support to pupils ensuring their safety.
  • Accompanying teaching staff and pupil on visits and trips out of school.
  • Supporting the teacher by providing structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers.
  • Support the teacher in the development and implantation of individual education/behaviour plans.
  • Assist the teacher with the planning of learning activities.
  • Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers and pupils achievement, progress, and problems.
  • Supporting the curriculum.
  • Supporting the school by promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the children you are responsible for.
  • Ensuring all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.

Where you’ll work

St Francis Catholic Primary School

Mill Road

Shelfield

Walsall

WS4 1RH

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

JUNIPER 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

    • Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard & Qualification
    • Functional Skills in maths and English, if required
    • Blended on/off the job training and location to be confirmed
    • Further details will be made available at a later date

    More training information

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    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Maths and English (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
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Presentation skills
    • Number skills
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    Other requirements

    Candidates will need to pass a DBS check to start the role.

    About this company

    Supplytrain C.I.C. is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with us, it is important to understand that Supplytrain C.I.C. will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. In this instance the host employer is St Francis Catholic Primary School , a one form entry Catholic school which includes a part-time/ full-time Nursery. The school is situated in Shelfield - a suburb of Walsall, approximately two miles from Aldridge.

    https://www.st-francis-p.walsall.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • To be decided upon completion of apprenticeship
    • Potential employment within the sector

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

    Neil Shakespeare

    neil.shakespeare@junipertraining.co.uk

    07923219046

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276105.

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    Closes in 11 days (Monday 30 September at 11:59pm)

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