Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
Warminster, BA12 6NL
Closes in 12 days (Friday 6 December at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 November 2024
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Summary
We are looking to appoint a highly committed classroom Teaching Assistant to work with groups and individuals for up to 30 hours a week from across the school. The ideal candidate will be flexible and positive at all times and someone who is able to provide a stable, caring and supportive learning environment.
- Annual wage
- £9,984 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Working week: Monday to Friday, 8:45am - 3:15pm. (Term Time only - 38-40 weeks a year)
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 9 December
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
- Support teaching and learning, promoting academic, social, and emotional development
- Assist in preparing resources and maintaining a safe learning environment
- Help develop and evaluate learning programs and timetable lessons
- Support individual and group teaching, motivating and assisting students
- Focus on improving literacy, numeracy, and ICT skills
- Assist with behaviour management and support for students with SEN
- Contribute to student assessments and maintain academic records
- Supervise students during activities, transitions, and off-site trips
- Provide personal care and support for students' specific needs
- Assist with classroom organization, displays, and resources
- Support school events, educational visits, and off-site activities
- Engage in professional development and self-review
- Ensure safeguarding and child protection compliance
- Provide first aid and basic medical support if qualified
- Collaborate with parents, staff, and external professionals
Where you’ll work
The Hollies
Chapel Lane, Zeals
Warminster
BA12 6NL
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
Work towards your Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/remote).
Training Provider: LMP Education (rated as the best UK training provider).
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above or equivalent)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above or equivalent)
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
- Logical
About this company
At Whitesheet we believe that is it vital that each child understands how special, unique, and valued they are and is able to live out our vision: climbing to new heights together. We are all passionately committed to giving all the children in our care, access to a rich and engaging curriculum, that is designed to provide the best possible opportunities to experience success, and to help develop life-long learners. Whitesheet is very special family, where every child is valued and we work together with parents, carers and the wider community to ensure that each child has the opportunity to flourish socially, academically and emotionally. Children achieve when they are inspired and motivated, and we support this philosophy by providing a wide and balanced range of activities within a caring and secure learning environment.
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 VAC1000287009.
Apply now
Closes in 12 days (Friday 6 December at 11:59pm)
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