Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
GENIE LAB SCIENCE LTD
GUILDFORD, GU3 2AH
Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 18 February at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 January 2025
Contents
Summary
As a Teaching Assistant with Genie Lab Science Ltd, you will play a vital role in nurturing children’s interest in science. You’ll lead engaging school science clubs, deliver interactive STEM presentations, and assist in workshops and events.
- Wage
- £5,324.80 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (3 hours per day)
Occasional Saturdays (3 hours)
Term-time only (38-40 weeks a year)
16 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Thursday 20 February
- Duration
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1 year 11 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
- Lead after-school science clubs from Monday to Friday during term time.
- Host occasional weekend science parties for children.
- Assist in delivering workshops, assemblies, and STEM events at schools.
- Support with administrative tasks and organizing science kits.
- Travel to schools across Surrey, transporting equipment and kits as needed.
- Engage and interact with children to foster a love for science.
- Participate in training sessions and maintain a high standard of professionalism.
Where you’ll work
FOXWELL
HUNTS HILL ROAD
NORMANDY
GUILDFORD
GU3 2AH
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
LET ME PLAY 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
- Driving (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
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
About this company
Genie Lab Science Ltd is a vibrant children’s science company based in Guildford, Surrey. We specialize in delivering after-school science clubs, STEM presentations, workshops, and science parties for primary school-aged children. Our mission is to spark curiosity and enthusiasm for science through engaging and interactive activities, inspiring the next generation of scientists.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time role to be considered upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Owen MacKinnon
owen.mackinnon@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297678.
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Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 18 February at 11:59pm)
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