Job Description

Swalwell Primary School

14,566.00 - 37 hours per week

Working week:

37.08 hours per week


Level 3 Teaching Assistant to work in a mainstream school with 2 SEN units. An apprentice Teaching Assistant is required to join our small and successful primary school. We want the successful candidate to share our vision of providing creative and stimulating learning opportunities to develop the whole child. The successful apprentice will help to provide a safe and happy learning environment which enables every child to flourish. You will need to be flexible, adaptable and willing to work hard with the staff, parents and children. An apprentice Teaching Assistant is required to join our small and successful primary school. We want the successful candidate to share our vision of providing creative and stimulating learning opportunities to develop the whole child. The successful apprentice will help to provide a safe and happy learning environment which enables every child to flourish.


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Role and responsibilities

Under the guidance of the class teacher/supervisor, the successful candidate will be involved in working with individuals or small groups of children to support the education, personal and social development of pupils and establishing positive relationships to assist pupils complete structured learning activities. Duties may include:






Support to implement learning activities working with individual or small groups of pupils. Support to assist the development of varying skills that support pupils' learning. Support in producing learning resources. Support to assist in pupil supervision. Support in monitoring and recording of pupil progress and developmental needs, Reporting pupil progress to line managers. Work within the school's policy and procedures. Working to the relevant apprenticeship standard/framework and completing work in a timely manner. To support children at lunchtimes ensuring behaviour is consistent with school's expectations and provide activities where necessary. To support children in out-of-school care provision; providing activity support. To the accountabilities above, the apprentice may be required to undertake any of the duties normally associated with a Teaching Assistant to support with their training and development.
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Required Skills

Experience of working with or caring for children of a relevant age in a voluntary or work experience capacity is desirable. The successful candidate would also have the following skills: Good team player Good communicator with parents, teachers and pupils Good time management skills Good organisational skills Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality Ability to use ICT Applicants wishing to apply for this position should have GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4.
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Training and support

Learning and Skills apprenticeship programmes are delivered through a mixture of face-to-face and virtual methods by our fully qualified and industry experienced apprentice training team. Using their expert knowledge gained from time spent in the industry, weve tailored our programmes to use the most up-to-date tools and technologies so that the skills we create can be used directly in the workplace. As one of our learners, youll benefit from coaching, help and guidance from our dedicated team whose job it is to ensure your success. Successful completion of this apprenticeship gives you an accredited Teaching Assistant Level 3Apprenticeship qualification


Teaching Assistant Level 3