Job Description

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Summary

We are looking to appoint an Apprentice Teaching Assistant to support individuals and groups of children to enable access to learning, contributing to the development and maintenance of a purposeful, nurturing learning environment.

Annual wage: 14,526.20 a year

Please note that this is a term time only role so you will receive a pro-rata portion of the advertised annual salary. That equates to 242 per week or 12,586 per year for term time only plus one week

Training course: Teaching assistant

Hours: Monday to Friday term time only plus one week. Exact times to be agreed. 37 hours a week

Start date: Monday 15 September 2025

Duration: 18 Months

Positions available: 1

What you'll do at work

Main Areas of Responsibility

As Teaching Assistant, your responsibilities include:

To supervise and provide particular support for identified pupils, in 1:1, group or whole class situations, ensuring their access to learning. To assist in the development of appropriate resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies, working with the teacher to ensure the provision supports each identified pupil's learning needs. To assist in evaluating identified pupil's progress through agreed assessment activities. To provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on students' achievement, progress and needs. To lead small group sessions and interventions as appropriate. To supervise children at lunchtime Promote good behaviour of students and make sure that pupils engage in the learning activity. Use of ICT and other equipment to enable pupils to achieve the objectives set by the teacher. Provide First Aid to students (Full First Aid Training will be provided).

Qualifications & Experience

Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels. Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload.

Where you'll work

2 SUNDRIGE ROAD, IDE HILL, SEVENOAKS, TN14 6GT

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

PROFILE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Teaching assistant: Equal to Level 3 (A level)

Your training plan

Preparation for End Point Assessment Work based and tutor supported online training https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/st0454-v1-1 English and maths functional skills at level 2 if required

RequirementsDesired qualifications

GCSE English and maths (Grade 9-4 or A to C or predicted) desirable

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 Problem solving skills Team working Creative Initiative Non judgemental Patience Managing workload Responsible Positive

Other requirements

Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

About this company

We are a friendly Church of England village primary school set in the beautiful countryside of Ide Hill. We are pleased to offer places to children from Reception to Year 6. We are a caring community. We are very proud of the unique combination of spirit, success and setting that makes Ide Hill CE Primary such a special place to learn, grow and achieve. Our vision - Do Everything In Love - is both distinctively Christian and distinctively caring. Surrounded by teachers, volunteers and their families, children develop in confidence, resilience and determination. They learn to question, set themselves challenges and see every mistake as an opportunity to learn.

https://idehill.eschools.co.uk/web

Job Types: Part-time, Apprenticeship

Pay: From 7.55 per hour

Work Location: In person