Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Holycroft Primary School
Keighley, BD21 1JB
Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 22 January)
Posted on 8 January 2025
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Summary
Do you want to become part of a dedicated professional team? If so, read on: We are looking to appoint two teaching assistant apprentices to support children and staff at Holycroft Primary School. This is a very exciting time for Holycroft to add further capacity across the school, strengthening our existing team.
- Annual wage
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£9,984 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
This will be confirmed with the employer if successful to interview.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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This will be confirmed with the employer if successful to interview. Term time only.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 27 January
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
Supporting Learning & Development
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Support pre planned learning/behaviour activities as directed by the teacher.
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Using agreed structured observation as directed by the class teacher to feedback on learning, behaviour, participation and achievement and to support the planning and evaluation of the learning process in respect of groups and individual students.
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Interact with pupils in ways that support the development of their ability to think and learn, including the use of careful questioning.
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Assist teachers in the implementation of appropriate behaviour management and teaching & learning strategies.
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Support pupils in their social and emotional wellbeing, in implementing related programmes, including social, health and physical needs.
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Assist in escorting and supervising pupils on educational visits and out of school activities.
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Undertake break supervision as required.
Communication
- Under the general direction of the teacher, participate in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with pupils, parents/carers and with other agencies / professionals.
- Communicate effectively with all pupils, families, carers and other agencies / professionals.
Sharing Information
- Share information confidentially about pupils with teachers and other professional as required.
- Pay due regard to professional boundaries, maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality.
Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Chiodren/Young People
- Carry out tasks associated with pupils’ personal hygiene, (including personal intimate care) and welfare, including physical and medical needs, whilst encouraging independence.
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of pupils in line with policy and legislation, raising concerns as appropriate.
Administration/Other
- Prepare classroom materials and learning areas, and undertake minor clerical duties e.g. photocopying and displaying pupils work.
- Support the use of ICT and adhere to relevant policies.
- Participate in appraisal, training and other learning activities.
Health & Safety
- Be aware of and implement your health and safety responsibilities as an employee and where appropriate any additional specialist or managerial health and safety responsibilities as defined in the Health and Safety policy and procedure.
- Work with colleagues and others to maintain health, safety and welfare within the working environment.
Equalities
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Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
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Within own area of responsibility work in accordance with the aims of the Equality policy, treating people with respect for their diversity, culture and values.
Intermediate Threshold Fluency Duty Required:
In line with the Immigration Act 2016; the Government has created a duty to ensure that all Public Authority staff working in customer facing roles can speak fluent English to an appropriate standard. For this role the post holder is required to meet the Intermediate Threshold Level. The post holder should demonstrate they can:
- Express themselves fluently and spontaneously with minimum effort.
- Explain difficult concepts simply without hindering the natural smooth flow of language.
- Promote high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English in school.
Where you’ll work
Victoria Road
Keighley
BD21 1JB
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
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Mathematics (grade 4/C)
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
- Childcare/Teaching (grade Pass)
- First Aid (grade Pass)
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Patience
- Ambitious
- Conscientious
- Basic IT Skills
- Good reading skills
- Writing skills
- Numeracy skills
Other requirements
- Enhanced DBS Clearance. -To be committed to the school’s policies and ethos. -To be committed to Continuing Professional Development. -Motivation to work with children and young people. -Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people. -Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours and attitudes. -Ability to use authority and maintaining discipline. -An empathy for equality & diversity. -The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
About this company
Our Holycroft family ethos ensures that pupils feel safe and secure at school - we are a 'haven'. Pupils are able to swiftly access support for any barrier to their learning; educational, emotional or physical from our caring Holycroft team. Our aim is to provide a happy, caring, safe and stimulating enviroment. We will enable all children to have the freedom to make appropriate choices and to develop as rounded, confident, and responsible individuals. We are a mission-driven Multi-Academy Trust, with an unwavering commitment to nurture learning in a sustainable environment so that our whole community can thrive, aspire and succeed.
https://www.holycroftprimary.org.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme. - Cycle to Work Scheme. - Excellent CPD opportunities. - Maternity, shared parental, paternity and adoption pay. -A huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK's favourite brands.
After this apprenticeship
- Potential full-time job upon completion of apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
Emmie Brown
emmie.brown@keighleycollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000295026.
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Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 22 January)
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