Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Cannock
STAFF SELECT LTD
Cannock (WS11 1AP)
Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 15 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 November 2024
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Summary
We have an exciting opportunity as an Apprentice Teaching Assistant at our Cannock Nova Training Centre supporting and teaching 16-19 years old learners. If you are looking for a career in education, this is a great opportunity to earn whilst you learn. Duties - learning about the classroom environment and working towards delivery in the classroom.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday between 8.30am - 4.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 16 April 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- Learning about the classroom environment and working towards delivery in the classroom
- Engage learners and support their learning
- The importance of curriculum and different delivery styles
- Learning resources and using them to support learners
- Designing lesson plans
- Record keeping
- Behaviour management
- Pastoral support for learners
Where you’ll work
7-9 Wolverhampton Road
Cannock
WS11 1AP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
STAFF SELECT LTD
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
- You will achieve a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification
- 20% off-the-job training
- EPA
- No day release, in-house training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Functional Skills (grade Level 2 - Grade C/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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Applicants will be asked to undertake assessments during the interview screening process and will be required to demonstrate a level of competence, to qualify for employment within Nova Training. No official experience necessary but must have a genuine desire to support and encourage learners learning journey.
About this company
Nova was established as a Private Training Provider in September 1992 and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022. We are part of the recruitment agency Staff Select Ltd. Over the years Nova has operated a number of youth and adult training programmes and also delivered employer led programmes and qualifications such as NVQ's and Apprenticeships. Our Head Office has always remained in Willenhall Town Centre (within Walsall Local Authority). Historically we have delivered training programmes across all four Black Country Local Authorities. In 2001 we opened our first centre outside the Black Country, setting up a motor vehicle workshop in Telford.
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Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- There is an opportunity for long-term employment upon completion of your qualification
- A fulfilling career in education
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STAFF SELECT LTD
Carolyn Marson
carolyn.marson@novatraining.co.uk
07534486764
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286883.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 15 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
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