Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship at Sandbach High School & Sixth Form College
We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our team as a Teaching Assistant Apprentice. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about supporting children’s learning and development, who is eager to gain hands-on experience while working towards a recognised qualification.
Apprenticeship Overview:
- Salary: £7.55 an hour, Automatic pay increase after one year on programme for 19+ year olds
- Working Week: Monday to Friday - 8.30am - 3.30pm (Break 10.55 - 11.15am and half hour lunch)
- Hours: 32.5 hours per week
- Duration: 18 months
- Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship standard qualification
- Online training supported by our dedicated tutor
- Location: Middlewich Road, Sandbach, CW11 3NT
What you’ll do at work
- To be proactive in the classroom environment using a range of strategies to support students understanding, working with teaching staff and specialist advice collaboratively, to ensure students’ progress towards learning objectives and learning targets are achieved.
- Plan and develop one to one or small group intervention using a range of engaging activities to promote progress.
- Provide support for teaching staff to aid the strategies they implement in the classroom.
- Provide support to meet the needs of individual students with specific medical conditions, including personal care.
- Observe and monitor students’ progress, both academically and socially, to provide accurate assessments of progress and provide appropriate feedback to teaching staff on problem areas to aid the
pupils learning.
- Access and update pupil records supporting the assessment of pupils’ progress, using SIMS, SISRA Analytics and departmental data catches.
- Support the activities of individuals and groups of students to ensure their safety and wellbeing in accordance with the school’s managing behaviour strategies and policies.
- Attend whole staff and other meetings; participate in staff development training and Continuing Professional Development opportunities; and to engage in staff reviews as required.
- This job description will be reviewed where necessary and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks; it sets out the expectations of the school in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties.
Desired qualifications
- GCSE English (Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) desirable
- GCSE Maths (Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) desirable
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
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