Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - Secondary

GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST

Nottingham, NG3 7EB

Closes in 17 days (Sunday 8 December)

Posted on 20 November 2024

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Summary

Working towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Standard, you will assist the class teacher to provide high quality teaching and learning support to pupils.

Annual wage
£12,313.60 a year

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Salary: £12,313.60 FTE This position is term time only so the salary is £10,715 pro rata

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, term-time only (39 weeks). Shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 6 January

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

The ideal candidate will

  • Will form part of a small but experienced specialist team in a diverse and ever-changing environment
  • Work closely with staff and outside agencies to ensure children at Nottingham Academy have excellent provision
  • Promote self-esteem, confidence and help children to become emotionally healthy
  • Have high expectations of themselves, striving for the best in everything they do
  • Be an enthusiastic, committed and ambitious team player; open to learning and professional development
  • Have a strong interest in working with a niche cohort of students with low communication and literacy levels
  • Be keen to train to deliver reading recovery interventions

Where you’ll work

The Nottingham Academy

Greenwood Road

Nottingham

NG3 7EB

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

TRAIN TOGETHER 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

  • Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - onsite and e-learning
  • Functional Skills (if required)
  • Full training for your role within the Trust
  • Continuous support with both your qualification and work tasks 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade 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
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Understanding of complex needs
  • Good Working Relationships

Other requirements

This role is based at Nottingham Academy, Greenwood Road site, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

About this company

The Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) currently has 39 open academies educating approximately 17,000 pupils across seven local authority areas.

http://www.greenwoodacademies.org/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Hundreds of global and local perks, available online 24/7 Shopping discounts from the biggest brands, all year round Save money on everything from the supermarket shop to summer holidays A free Employee Assistance Programme from Health Assured

After this apprenticeship

Possibility of a permanent role upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAIN TOGETHER LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288411.

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Closes in 17 days (Sunday 8 December)

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Company’s application instructions

In the first instance, please apply for this vacancy via the above link. If you are shortlisted for interview, you should expect to be contacted by the training provider for a telephone discussion and eligibility checks.