Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Torkington Primary School
Stockport, SK7 6NR
Closes in 19 days (Sunday 15 December at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 November 2024
Contents
Summary
Our school are looking for an enthusiastic and eager apprentice to work with and supervise individuals and groups of children under the instruction of teachers and senior staff, inclusive of physical and social needs, general care and basic classroom management techniques to support their learning.
- Annual wage
- £11,648 to £20,820.80 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday – 8.30 am to 3.30 pm. Term Time Only – Pro Rata
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 16 December
- 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
Principal Duties
1. Help to keep children safe by:
- Preparing and maintaining a safe and hygienic environment
- Dealing with accidents, emergencies and illnesses
- Supporting the safeguarding of children
- Encouraging children’s positive behaviour
2. Provide support for learning activities by:
- Supporting the teacher in planning learning activities
- Supporting the delivery of learning activities
- Supporting the teacher in the evaluation of learning activities
3. Support the children’s development by:
- Contributing to the development of children physically, emotionally and socially and the associated skills.
- Contributing to children’s communication and the intellectual development
4. Contribute to positive relationships by effectively:
- Interacting with and responding to children and adults.
- Communicating with children and adults.
5. Provide effective support for your colleagues by:
- Maintaining working relationships with colleagues
- Developing your effectiveness in a support role.
6. Support children’s play and learning by:
- Encouraging and supporting children to be creative in physical play
- Offering a range of play opportunities to children
- Supporting children’s rights and choices in play
7. Support a child with disabilities or special educational needs by:
- Providing care and encouragement and supporting personal hygiene needs
- Providing support to help the child to participate in activities and experiences
8. Contribute to the moving and handling of children with mobility difficulties by:
- Preparing children, environments and equipment for moving and handling.
- Enabling children to move from one position to another.
9. Provide displays by:
- Setting up, maintaining and dismantling displays
10. Promote behaviour by:
- Implementing agreed behaviour management strategies.
- Supporting pupils in taking responsibility for their learning and behaviour.
Secondary Duties ·
1. To undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature as may be determined from time to time by the Service Head (or nominated representative) in consultation with the postholder (and if he/she so wishes, with his/her Trade Union representative).
Where you’ll work
Torkington Road
Hazel Grove
Stockport
SK7 6NR
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
ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION 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.
- 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 at Rochdale Training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths & English (grade 4 or above)
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
- Positive Work Ethic
- Work Underpressure
- Flexible Attitude
- Attention to Detail
About this company
Our aim is to provide all children with the best possible outcomes in preparation for life‐long learning. Although it seems a long time away, our ultimate aim is to send our children to high school confident in their own abilities and capable of recognising the strengths of others. We believe it is important that children acquire the skills, knowledge and confidence that can be applied to all future learning experiences and challenges. At Torkington our curriculum promotes academic, social, physical and moral development.
After this apprenticeship
Progression opportunities offered to the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Jason Wales
jwales@rochdaletraining.co.uk
07860919380
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000289207.
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Closes in 19 days (Sunday 15 December at 11:59pm)
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