Summary
Wilmington Academy has an exciting opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and reliable Teaching Assistant (Apprentice) to join their dedicated team as soon as possible!. If you are seeking to join a highly successful academy and wish to provide high quality teaching support to our students, this is the perfect role for you!
Annual wage
£12,313.60 to £22,010.56 a year
Actual salary £11,805 per annum (£13,725 full time equivalent)
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, Term Time + 1 week inset 37 hours per week (including the 20% training element of the Apprenticeship) - start and finish times to be agreed
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Tuesday 18 February
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
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 main aim of this role is to support our teachers to deliver academic excellence, day in, day out, with professionalism and enthusiasm.
This will involve providing a comprehensive support service to the Academy including:
* Assisting students with their educational and social development, on an individual and group basis
* Providing support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities
* Assisting teachers with the maintenance of student records
* Building and maintaining successful relationships with students, whilst treating them with respect and consideration
* Provide expertise to deliver a personalised curriculum for each pupil’s learning
* Work together with families and other agencies to ensure every pupil is valued, challenged and supported
* Have the highest expectation that every pupil will make sustained academic and personal progress
Where you’ll work
Common Lane
Wilmington
Kent
DA2 7DR
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
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
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
* The apprenticeship will take place at Wilmington Academy (Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DR). It will be a total of 37 hours per week with start and finish times to be agreed.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade A* - C)
* Maths (grade 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
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience