Apprentice Teaching Assistant at Old Park Primary School
Apprenticeships are open from age 16, once you have finished Year 11 (S4 in Scotland).
About the role
As a member of the school's learning support team, your main jobs and duties will consist of:
Support to pupils:
- 1:1 support to pupils with special educational needs.
- To facilitate the pupil’s development and skills in the use of resources including IT.
- To maintain pupils’ interests and motivation.
- Assisting pupils with dress/changing for activities/ personal hygiene.
- To support individual/group work across the curriculum to raise levels of achievement.
- Care and welfare of pupils to include toileting and feeding as required.
- Escorting pupils around school premises.
Support to School
- Contact and links with those with parental responsibility during the working day, as part of the normal consultative and educational process.
- To maintain school policies and procedures.
- Preparation of rooms, equipment and displays.
- Maintain school routine.
- To promote high standards of behaviour throughout school in accordance with the Behaviour Policy.
- Support the ethos of school.
- Maintenance of safe environment.
Support to Teachers:
- Contact with parents as part of normal consultative and educational process, e.g. parent’s evenings.
- To deliver pre-planned programmes of work.
- Planning and organisation of activities for children and support to teachers in the completion of assessment and other pupil records.
- Undertaking duties on a rota basis during mid-morning, lunchtime and mid-afternoon breaks.
- To assist the teacher with supervision of pupils on school trips/visits.
- Keeping materials and equipment in tidy/safe manner.
- Liaison with teachers and other staff to obtain, exchange and record information on pupils in accordance with school policy.
- Support the supervision of individuals/groups of pupils.
Support with Curriculum
- To assist in the teaching of the curriculum.
- Support to teachers in the assessment and monitoring of pupils, in accordance with school policy.
- To support individual/ group work across the curriculum to raise levels of achievement and to respond appropriately to pupils.
- Participation in working groups on curriculum matters.
- Involvement in planning meetings.
- Attendance at staff meetings and appropriate training sessions as required.
- Development and preparation of curriculum materials.
It is your responsibility to carry out your duties in line with the School's policy on equality and be sensitive and caring to the needs of the disadvantaged, promoting a positive approach to a harmonious working environment. You should act as an exemplar on these issues and should identify and monitor training for yourself and any employees for whom you are responsible, in line with this policy, the Equality Standard and obligations under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.
The post holder must always carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the school's policy, organisation and arrangements for Health and Safety at Work.
Working week
Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed by the employer. The contract will be a term-time plus one-week contract- 39 working weeks in total, paid for 31.5 hours per week.
Skills
Required qualifications
Training & development
- As well as working towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard, you will learn job-specific skills from experienced colleagues
- In addition to a workplace mentor, you will receive support throughout your apprenticeship by a dedicated mentor from the Council's Apprenticeships team
- The post is offered on a fixed-term contract to cover the duration of the apprenticeship training
- You will receive support and guidance to identify and apply for any further apprenticeships or internal jobs that you are suitably experienced and qualified for
Things to consider
You must be willing to shadow senior staff, attend relevant training and be flexible to support the needs of the post. You will need to have a due regard for Safeguarding and Child Protection, therefore you will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check prior to commencing in the post. Annual leave must be taken outside of term time only.
About Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell is a large, multicultural metropolitan borough situated in the heart of the Black Country, to the west of Birmingham, within the West Midlands conurbation and with a population of over 280,000. The Council is one of the largest employers in the Borough with employees in a variety of occupations, providing a comprehensive range of services. Find out more information on Sandwell’s Values and Behaviours on the council’s webpage. For more information on careers in local government you can view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide.