Learning Support Assistant Apprentice
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School
Essex, SS6 9EH
Closes in 12 days (Friday 3 January at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 December 2024
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Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to earn-while-you-learn in a government funded apprenticeship which is suitable for a school or college leaver or if you are ready to start your career within education. You will be assisting pupils across a wide of range of supported learning activities to promote their physical and mental development.
- Annual wage
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£10,366.72 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£6.40 per hour and increasing to national minimum wage for age after first year.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 3.15pm (including a 30-minute unpaid lunch break each day) .
4 days per week in school and one day per week at college -
Term time only (minus INSET days).
31 hours 9 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 10 January
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
The following are the core responsibilities of the Learning Support Assistant (LSA). There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- Assist with the planning of learning activities by identifying and preparing resources required to support lesson plans and learning outcomes
- Preparing materials/equipment (e.g. books, pencils, art supplies, sort games) preparing and clearing up activities with the pupils
- Maintaining classroom resources and designated areas
- Assisting with reading, word and number games, science and art and craft activities to support learning outcomes using the teacher-planned teaching and learning method
- Providing unobtrusive guidance and support to enable pupils to find answers to questions and tasks set, using knowledge of each pupil’s differing levels of development and ability to ensure progression and continuity
- Supervise individual or small groups of pupils undertaking teacher-led learning activities by co-ordinating and explaining basic instructions for the activity, adjusting activities within the scope of the lesson plan and learning outcomes in response to pupils’ learning
- Assisting pupil achievement by monitoring learning against learning outcomes, informing the teacher of progress/problems
Assist pupils to develop their independence through undertaking tasks - Support the use of IT as a tool to enable learning
- Support the development of literacy and numeracy skills of pupils from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Administer and mark routine tests with clearly defined predetermined answers
- Assist with special activities in the school within school hours (e.g. sports days, plays, concerts, open days) accompany on school visits, projects
- Ensure that pupils work and play together positively and cooperatively by modelling and encouraging positive behaviour
- Helping pupils change for practical activities
- Arrange classroom to create a positive learning environment including arranging classroom displays
- 4 days on the job training and 1 day per week at college.
Where you’ll work
Little Wheatley Chase
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 9EH
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
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
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
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Reliable
- Remain Calm under pressure
- Good Time Management
- Literacy skills
- Understanding of Wellbeing
- Trustworthy
- Knowledge of First Aid
Other requirements
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks and Enhanced DBS clearance. References will be sought and an online search carried out on applicants as part of our due diligence. Before a formal offer of employment is made, the school’s application form must be completed.
About this company
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School was judged to be an outstanding Catholic school (S48 Inspection, May 2022) and a good school by Ofsted in January 2023. Our school provides a happy, calm atmosphere with delightful children, a wonderful learning environment and supportive colleagues, governors and parents. We are a Catholic School but applications for employment are equally welcome from non-Catholics who support our Catholic ethos.
After this apprenticeship
- The Trust has a very successful record with its apprenticeship-training package and although not guaranteed, many apprentices have gained permanent employment at the end of their training.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Leon Black
Leon.Black@essex.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292492.
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Closes in 12 days (Friday 3 January at 11:59pm)
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