Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Madani Schools Federation

Leicester, LE2 1TE

Closes in 30 days (Sunday 17 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 17 October 2024

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Summary

As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice you will support our team with helping pupils with SEN reach their full potential and be supported in developing your own skills. You will ensure that all pupils have an opportunity to reach their potential. You will be liaising with staff as required, implementing support programmes, plus much more.

Annual wage
£12,313.60 a year

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Pay is Pro Rata for the Term Time Only hours.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday. Exact hours to be discussed at interview stage. Term time only plus inset days.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 1 December

Duration

1 year 8 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

  • Engaging with the children
  • Supporting their learning and social needs
  • Providing individual support to pupils
  • Ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of pupils
  • Liaising with staff as required
  • Engaging with parents
  • Implementing support programmes
  • Ensuring that all pupils have an opportunity to reach their potential

Where you’ll work

East Avenue

Leicester

LE2 1TE

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

HEART OF ENGLAND 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

    Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard:

    • Functional Skills in maths and English if required
    • 4 Additional day courses with HOET
    • All training to be delivered on site during working hours.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Maths and English (grade C/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
    • Customer care skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience
    • Committed
    • Reliable
    • Confidentiality

    Other requirements

    Our vacancy is being managed by Salad Skills who will contact all applicants on our behalf. Successful candidates will be invited to an assessment centre which is informative and fun and an ideal opportunity for candidates to learn more about us and the apprenticeship training programme. Salad Skills will always give you feedback during the selection process. By applying for this position, you agree to be contacted by Salad Skills.

    About this company

    St John the Baptist School is a Church of England School founded in 1881, located in the Clarendon Park area of Leicester. Although we do not have a fixed catchment area, we aim to provide a primary education within a distinctive Christian context which seeks to serve all members of the school community. Currently over 530 children attend, aged between 4 and 11. As a school, we are committed to enabling all children to achieve their full potential in all areas of their lives. We believe in the unique, individual worth of every child and that all members of our learning community have the right to excellent standards in all areas of the school's life. Staff, parents, governors and friends work together to ensure we remain a school that is continually evaluating its provision, to ensure that we respond to the changing needs of our community. Our fantastic, rich, diverse community create a uniquely welcoming, friendly, and inclusive school.

    http://www.st-john.leicester.sch.uk (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • We really value our people and pride ourselves on our loyal team
    • We genuinely see this as a career opportunity for the right candidate

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED

    Rachel OConnor

    rachel.o'connor@hoet.co.uk

    01788820132

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282739.

    Apply now

    Closes in 30 days (Sunday 17 November at 11:59pm)

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