Apprentice Learning And Progress Assistant (Heanor Gate Spencer Academy)
Salary: National Minimum Wage 18-20 year old £8.60 per hour/21+ year old £11.44 per hour
Education Phase: Secondary
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Interview Date: Week beginning 17th March 2025
About us
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and reliable individual to work within our successful, forward thinking and highly skilled Inclusion & Well-being team. The role will involve working with a range of students including those with SEND or who may have arrived at secondary school with lower than expected levels of learning.
The successful candidate will be enrolled onto the Spencer Academies Trust “Teaching Assistant (TA) Level 3 Apprenticeship”. This is a bespoke programme designed by curriculum and SEND experts to ensure the adequate needs of schools are met.
Following the apprenticeship programme, the successful candidate will become competent in:
1. Assisting the class teacher in the planning of teaching and learning activities.
2. Providing support to individuals and groups on teacher planned activities.
3. Contributing to the implementation of an effective behaviour management strategy.
4. Developing positive relationships with parents, carers and families by taking a partnership approach, maintaining and sharing accurate information where appropriate.
5. Contributing to the health and well-being of pupils through the support of safeguarding for pupils by ensuring a safe environment and following policies & procedures at all times.
6. Working alongside the class teacher to ensure that learning resources and materials are ready for use in activities whilst recognising and minimising potential hazards and making adjustments where necessary.
7. Supporting pupils in activities to develop their literacy and numeracy skills by having an awareness of individual needs, learning targets, and the relevant support required to assist pupils’ development, offering encouragement and feedback where appropriate.
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic individual who shares our ethos of supporting all learners to achieve their full potential and raises aspiration. A high level of competency is essential. Ideally the candidate will have experience of working within education.
If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact Megan Britton (Assistant Principal & SENCO) at mbritton@heanorgatespencer.org.uk or on 01773716396
The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CV’s cannot be accepted. We are also required to request references prior to interview.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 12 March 2025
Interviews will take place the week beginning: Monday 17 March 2025
Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.
How to Apply
Applications are submitted through our Every Candidate Portal. If you are a new user to our portal, you can click on ‘Register’ to complete your candidate profile. If you already have a candidate profile with us, click on ‘Sign In’. Both of these routes allow you to feed your candidate information into any of our vacancies and view the status of your application.
Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training.
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