Apprentice Education Care Support Worker
Gateway College
Leicester (LE5 1GA)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 28 March at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 March 2025
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Summary
We are looking for an apprentice to support students with various disabilities from Entry Level to A-Level. Assisting in class, preparing resources, and working closely with teachers. Providing care and medication support for those in need while being part of a team helping students with Education, Health, and Care Plans .
- Wage
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£13,544.70 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
The above salary is for full time, this role is TERM TIME ONLY working 39 week per year. The actual salary is £11,769.44 per annum.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 8.30am - 4.00pm and Friday, 8.30am - 3.30pm
34 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Thursday 1 May
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- 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
- Providing support to students with various disabilities in class from entry level to A level
- Preparing the resources for the student and with the teacher
- Providing and supporting students who need care and medication
- We have a large group of students who have an education Health and Care plans
Where you’ll work
Gateway College
Colin Grundy Drive
Leicester
LE5 1GA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
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 Standard in Teaching Assistant
- Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Maths (if required)
Delivery Method:
- Every other week (Friday PM)
- Online portfolio to update with learning and development completed onsite
- Diarised visits from dedicated Trainer/Assessor
- Attendance to Loughborough College for Functional Skills (if required)
More training information
- 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
- Additional training will be provided to include disability awareness courses, mental health, safeguarding , care and medication training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English and Maths (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
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.
About this company
Gateway College is a Sixth Form College, specialising in the education and progression of 16-19 year olds. We have a strong reputation in supporting our students with the change from secondary school to sixth form and for challenging our students to achieve more than they ever hoped. Starting with our expert advice and guidance. We offer a broad range of courses from Entry Level to Level 3, Academic and Vocational, designed to meet student needs. These are delivered by experienced and well qualified subject specialists who will focus on providing a quality learning experience. We work with students to remove any barriers to success and deliver skills and experiences which go beyond the classroom. Our results are good with many of our courses in the top 10% nationally for both achievement and value added, some are number 1. We are delighted that our strengths have been recognised by OfSTED who visited us in October 2019 and graded the college as Good.
After this apprenticeship
- Teaching Assistant
- Learning Support Asisstant
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
Sophia Cleaver
apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000309481.
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