SEND Teaching Assistant Apprentice
St Richards Voluntary Catholic Academy
Hull, HU9 5TE
Closes in 19 days (Monday 24 February at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 February 2025
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Summary
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities? St Richard’s Voluntary Catholic Academy in Hull is looking for an enthusiastic, resilient, and proactive SEND Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join their dedicated team.
- Wage
- £10,816 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday
8:30am- 3:30pm
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 25 February
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
As a SEND Teaching Assistant Apprentice, your role will be varied and include a wide range of responsibilities to support both pupils and staff. You will:
- Be proactive in promoting the welfare, health, and safety of children and young people, ensuring their safety and access to learning
- Provide particular support for individuals and groups of pupils, including those with SEN, disabilities, EAL, and personal needs
- Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes
- Foster an inclusive environment by encouraging participation, engagement, and independent learning
- Help pupils to develop their cognitive and learning skills and provide feedback on their progress
- Assist with personal care, including feeding, toileting, dressing, and mobility where necessary
- Provide first aid when required and maintain an up-to-date first aid kit
- Help to create a purposeful, orderly, and supportive classroom environment
- Assist with planning, monitoring, and marking pupils’ work and provide regular feedback to teachers on pupil progress
- Develop displays, assist in lesson preparation, and support ICT learning activities
- Encourage positive pupil behaviour and address conflicts in line with school procedures
- Adhere to all school policies, including safeguarding and health and safety, ensuring all pupils have equal access to learning opportunities
- Support attendance, punctuality, and the overall ethos of the school
- Participate in out-of-school activities, visits, and support lunch and break duties
- Contribute to discussions with parents/carers under teacher supervision
Where you’ll work
St Richards Voluntary Catholic Academy
Marfleet Lane
Hull
HU9 5TE
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
HULL BUSINESS TRAINING CENTRE 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
Level 3 Apprenticeship in Teaching Assistant consisting of:
- Level 3 Apprenticeship in Teaching Assistant
- Level 2 Functional Skills in English (if applicable)
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths (if applicable)
You will be required to attend a half-day session with HBTC where you will work towards any functional skills (where needed) that you have to take. There will also be an end point assessment.
Requirements
Essential 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
St Richard’s VC Academy is a popular, vibrant and friendly school, serving the communities of Sacred Heart, St Bede’s and St Stephen’s parishes in East Hull. The Academy’s unique character provides a warm, welcoming and inclusive environment in which our pupils learn and are nurtured to aspire for a bright future. We offer skilled and highly motivated staff who are committed to providing each child with the highest standard of care, guidance and support, whilst offering a varied and rich curriculum.
After this apprenticeship
After the Apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity for you to advance in the workplace or go on to higher education.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HULL BUSINESS TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED
Mya Buckingham
mya@hullbusiness.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000300082.
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Closes in 19 days (Monday 24 February at 11:59pm)
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