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Teaching Assistant Apprentice - Devon

Salary

£10,816 a year

Opportunity type

Apprenticeship

Available hours

Monday to Friday; exact hours to be confirmed at interview stage, between 8:30am and 4:30pm. Total hours per week: 32.5

Closing date

Teaching Assistant Apprentice - Devon

Leigham Primary School are seeking to appoint a positive and enthusiastic teaching assistant apprentice to support the learning of our general classrooms across the school. Leigham aims to provide pupils with a safe, caring environment in which they can learn and develop purposefully.

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

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic teaching assistant apprentice to work across the school and assist the teachers in class.

Main duties for this role will include:

  • Assisting with day-to-day tasks as directed
  • Delivering intervention programmes for individual children or small groups
  • Setting up and clearing away any activities, including snacks planned for the children

The successful candidate will also:

  • Be able to show initiative
  • Have an understanding of safeguarding and be willing to undertake a DBS enhanced disclosure check
  • Maintain positive relationships with children and parents at all times
  • Have a willingness to learn
  • Demonstrate the ability to develop exemplary professional, creative and personal qualities expected of teaching assistants including punctuality and reliability
  • Have the ability to maintain confidentiality

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

Plymouth Argyle Community Trust Home Park, Outland Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 3DQ

Apprenticeship Standard

Your Training Plan

On our 15 month Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship standard, you will work towards the following:

  • Behaviours, Skills & Knowledge
  • Functional Skills in maths and English at level 2 (if not already exempt through prior qualifications)
  • End-Point Assessment (EPA)

You will have regular visits at the workplace from a designated assessor to observe your progress and competence in the role you are carrying out.

Training will take place one day a month at Home Park.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4-9 (A*-C))
  • Math (grade 4-9 (A*-C))

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other Requirements:

Requirements and prospects. Willingness to learn and great communication skills. Ability to establish good working relationships with children, parents and staff.

About this company

Leigham Primary School is a community school that welcomes the involvement of parents and friends in its activities. We aim to provide pupils with a safe, caring environment in which they can learn and develop purposefully. Our aim is for them to grow into independent, caring, thinking people.

https://www.leigham-primary.plymouth.sch.uk/welcome/

Apply Now

To register your interest, please click 'Apply Now' to email us and attach your CV.