Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Introduction

We are looking for a teaching assistant apprentice who has a strong passion for supporting children to progress and achieve their full potential, alongside a willingness to learn and develop new skills. You will be energetic, motivated, flexible, and able to use your own initiative while working effectively as part of a team. 

About the Employer

Hemington Primary School is a small, welcoming village school that has proudly served the beautiful Leicestershire communities of Hemington and Lockington since 1878. With an excellent reputation, we also welcome children from Castle Donington and the surrounding areas. We are committed to creating a happy, caring, and inclusive environment where children grow into confident, independent learners. We strive to ensure every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential and develop aspirations for the future.

What You'll Do

• To assist with the planning, delivery and evaluation of whole class learning activities, including identifying how the pupils can best be supported. 
• To work under the supervision of a teacher to plan, deliver and evaluate learning activities for small groups or individual pupils, providing feedback on pupil engagement and their achievement of the desired learning objectives.
• To help prepare, monitor and maintain a safe and secure learning environment in line with the teacher’s lesson plans. 
• To promote the development of pupil's self-reliance, self-esteem and emotional resilience. 
• To promote, observe and report on pupil performance and development, using assessment strategies to improve learning. 
• To support the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of pupils, facilitating children and young people's learning and development. 
• To promote the development of positive relationships and acceptable behaviour in accordance with school policy.
• To develop positive relationships with colleagues, providing consistent and effective support and working constructively as a member of the school staff team. 
• To support pupils to improve their numeracy and literacy skills through focussed learning activities and more generally across the curriculum. 
• To prepare and utilise ICT resources to support pupils learning. 
• To prepare and support the use of learning materials, monitor and maintain curriculum resources, and create visual displays in order to ensure a relevant physical learning environment. 
• To provide care and encouragement to children and young people with disabilities or special educational needs, supporting them to participate in activities and liaising, if required, with parents / carers / other professionals as appropriate. 
• To provide support for bilingual / multilingual pupils if required. 
• To invigilate or provide authorised SEN support for internal and external tests and examinations under formal conditions. 
• To assist with the maintenance of pupil record keeping systems, including recording agreed updates to individual records. 
• To communicate as appropriate with parents and carers about the care and education of their children, as directed by the school. 
• To assist volunteers based in your work area, as appropriate. 
• To encourage participation in structured and unstructured learning activities, including play (timetabled and during breaks if required) (Primary and Special Schools).
• To support, as appropriate, in instances where pupils are unwell whilst at the school.
• To provide toileting support to pupils as necessary.

Training Outcome

Progress into a Teaching Assistant position if there was a post available at the end of the apprenticeship.

Skills Required

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Qualifications

• Essential - GCSE - English and Maths - 4/C or above

Course Information

Course: Teaching assistant (level 3)

Level: 3

Route: Education and early years

Apprenticeship Level: Advanced

Working Arrangements

Working Week: Monday - Friday: hours to be confirmed.

Expected Duration: 1 Year 7 Months

Training Provider: LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE