Early Years Foundation Stage 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 working with young children and supporting their development? St Richard’s Voluntary Catholic Academy is looking for an enthusiastic, kind, and resilient Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join their committed team.

Wage
£10,816 a year

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm.

32 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 25 February

Duration

1 year 9 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

  • Promote the welfare, health, and safety of children and young people by assisting in maintaining a safe learning environment for pupils and staff.
  • Provide support to teaching staff with routine administrative tasks.
  • Supervise and provide particular support for individuals and groups of pupils, including those with SEN, disabilities, personal needs, or EAL, ensuring their safety and access to learning.
  • Assist in developing and implementing Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes.
  • Foster children’s intellectual development, helping them acquire cognitive and learning skills.
  • Establish constructive relationships with pupils, interacting with them according to their individual needs.
  • Promote inclusion, engagement, and active participation of all pupils in learning activities.
  • Encourage pupils to develop their self-esteem, independence, and thirst for learning.
  • Provide coaching, feedback, and mentoring to help children improve academically, socially, and behaviourally.
  • Attend to pupils’ personal needs, including assistance with toileting, feeding, dressing, exercises, and mobility.
  • Provide first aid as necessary and ensure the first aid kit is up-to-date.
  • Assist in maintaining a purposeful, orderly, and supportive classroom environment.
  • Contribute to the planning and evaluation of learning activities.
  • Support the monitoring, marking, and recording of pupils’ work, using the school’s tracking data.
  • Develop classroom displays and assist with the use of ICT in learning activities.
  • Promote good pupil behaviour, addressing conflicts and incidents promptly in line with school procedures.
  • Support the development and implementation of speech and language programmes and intervention groups.
  • Adhere to all school policies and procedures, including safeguarding, health, safety, and data protection.
  • Support high levels of attendance and punctuality.
  • Participate in out-of-school activities, trips, and other school events.
  • Contribute to discussions with parents and carers under teacher supervision.
  • Help with the supervision of pupils during break times, lunch, and before/after school.

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 VAC1000300087.

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Closes in 19 days (Monday 24 February at 11:59pm)

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