Teaching Assistant - St Edwards CofE Academy, Leek
Summary
Access to the local government pension scheme.
32.5 hours a week hours a week
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
Duties will include;
- helping pupils with their learning
- running clubs, activities and interventions with small groups
- supporting individual students to overcome challenges, such as with reading, writing or confidence
- supporting students who have special educational needs and disabilities
- preparing the classroom with resources and classroom management
- safeguarding pupils
Where you’ll work
WESTWOOD ROAD, LEEK, ST13 8DN
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.
Your training course
Teaching Assistant
Your training plan
Apprentices will attend on-campus face-to-face training days every 6 weeks, college transport is available.
Apprentices will also be visited in the workplace by their assigned instructor-mentor who will complete observations, and professional discussions and guide the apprentice throughout their apprenticeship.
More training information
In addition to college training apprentices will complete training as part of their employment such as safeguarding, prevent, allergy awareness, dyslexia awareness and how to support pupils with additional needs.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
- GCSE English (Grade 4/C or above) essential
- GCSE Maths (Grade 4/C or above) essential
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Reliable
- An interest in the industry
- Ability to learn from peers
- A desire to learn
- Passion to support pupils
Other requirements
All applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS with Barred List plus a social media check, guidance will be provided about both. Please consider how you will get to work each day.
About this company
Middle secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 years of age.
After this apprenticeship
Excellent potential for a permanent role after successful completion of the apprenticeship. Previous apprentices still work at the school.
