Early Years Assistant Apprentice - Nantwich Primary Academy & Nursery

St Bart's Multi-Academy Trust

Nantwich, CW5 5LX

Closes in 5 days (Friday 28 February at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 January 2025

---

Summary

This is your chance to join a fun and creative primary school as a teaching assistant! You will assist nursery staff, as part of a professional team, and work with children to support with their education and social development so as to provide a high quality of care.

• Wage: £12,480 a year

  Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

  Please consider that this role is term time only.

• Training course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
• Hours: Monday - Friday. Term time - hours to be agreed at interview.

  37 hours 30 minutes a week

• Possible start date:

  Saturday 15 March

• Duration:

  1 year 6 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

Daily duties:

• Under the direction and supervision of qualified staff you will assist in the delivery of activities enhancing children's social and educational development
• Assist in setting up and clearing away displays and activities, including ensuring that the materials and equipment are safe and clean
• Attending to the children's personal needs including assisting at mealtimes
• Exchanging information with parents/carers
• Assisting other staff with the assessment procedures to ensure the children's progress

Where you’ll work

Manor Road

Nantwich

CW5 5LX

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

TOTAL PEOPLE 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

Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

• Training will be off the job in the form of live, interactive webinars, along with online assignments which will be supported by a dedicated Total People Learning Coach
• Assessments will take place within the workplace by Total People qualified assessors to ensure that candidates meet the relevant and required standards
• Apprentices without English and maths at Level 2 must achieve these prior to taking the End Point Assessment

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

• English (grade 4/C or above)
• Maths (grade 4/C 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
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience

About this company

Nantwich Primary Academy & Primary are based in Cheshire and are part of the St Bart's Multi Academy Trust.

After this apprenticeship

• Potential progression on successful completion of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TOTAL PEOPLE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297964.

Apply now

Closes in 5 days (Friday 28 February at 11:59pm)

When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.