Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship - Oasis Academy Enfield

OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING

Innova Park, 9 Kinetic Crescent, Mollison Avenue, Enfield, EN3 7XH

Closes in 13 days (Thursday 14 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 31 October 2024


Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join Oasis Academy Enfield’s team. As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will gain many new skills to help you develop throughout the apprenticeship.

Annual wage
£11,648 a year

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Increases to National Minimum Wage after 12 months

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 15 November

Duration

1 year 4 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

During your time as a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will undertake education support duties and assist the class teacher in the day-to-day needs of the pupils in their care, to enable the teacher to implement the curriculum and respond to the pupils’ needs. Your day-to-day duties will include:

  • Responsible, as a member of staff, for promoting and developing a positive culture and to ensure that diversity within the Academy community is recognised and respected
  • Contribute to the development of the Academy’s vision, values and aims and to abide by agreed professional behaviours and attitudes
  • Assist with and implement, under the guidance of appropriate professional staff, individual support for identified students, including those with EHCPs
  • Be the key worker for a group of identified students meeting regularly with the students to help resolve issues that are preventing them from learning and keeping parents and careers
    up to date
  • Contribute to the creation and review of Student Profiles, EHCPs, Behaviour Plans, etc.
  • Support teachers with planning, delivery and evaluation of differentiated and varied teaching activities
  • Contribute towards resourcing learning areas by making and adapting resources as necessary for identified students
  • Work with small groups of students when this is part of the overall strategy for meeting the needs of the individual student
  • Work with individual students, or groups of students, on specified literacy and numeracy support programmes
  • Observe student performance and liaise with subject teachers on effective support strategies
  • Keep records for the students you support
  • Liaise with teachers and other professional staff for planning, review, monitoring purposes
  • Assist with the review of Profiles and EHCP annual reviews, under the direction of the SENCo.
  • Support students with Access Arrangements in Academy and public examinations tests as required
  • Contribute to Academic Review days as required.

Essential skills:

  • Achieved GCSE grade C/4 or above in English & Maths

Desired skills:

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Non-judgemental
  • Patience

Personal qualities:

  • Enthusiastic, and have an interest in working with children
  • A team player
  • Reliable, committed, and punctual
  • Professional, organised, and attention to detail
  • Confidence in your own ability to want to learn and develop

Where you’ll work

Innova Park, 9 Kinetic Crescent, Mollison Avenue, Enfield

EN3 7XH

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.
  • Your training plan

    16 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/ remote). 

    Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider).

    Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4 or above (Level 2))
    • Maths (grade 4 or above (Level 2))

    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
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Number skills
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    About this company

    Everything within Oasis Community Learning is framed by our ethos. Our ethos is rooted in what we believe and who we are. Grounded in our story, it is an expression of our character; a set of values that inform and provide the lens on everything we do. • A passion to include • A desire to treat people equally respecting differences • A commitment to healthy, open relationships • A deep sense of hope that things can change and be transformed • A sense of perseverance to keep going for the long haul It is these ethos values that we want to be known for and to live by. We are committed to a model of inclusion, equality, healthy relationships, hope, and perseverance throughout all the aspects of the life and culture of every Oasis Hub and academy community. We encourage every member of our family, be that staff or student, to align themselves to these ethos values.

    After this apprenticeship

    Level 3 qualification and secure a permanent position.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    LET ME PLAY LIMITED

    Charlie

    charlie.seaman@lmpeducation.org

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284950.

    Apply now

    Closes in 13 days (Thursday 14 November at 11:59pm)

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