Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

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Summary

Cashes Green Primary School in Stroud are looking for a child centred, caring person to support their children in school. This will involve ensuring they access the curriculum and providing wellbeing support as well as working at lunchtimes as part of their OPAL provision.

Annual wage

£12,480 a year
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Salary will be discussed further at Interview

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday; 8.45 am until 3.15pm. Half an hour unpaid lunch break.
30 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 01 September

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

Positions available

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 successful candidate would work as part of our committed team of staff within a busy and productive learning environment The role would involve supporting children in accessing all aspects of school life from informal play to structured taught sessions
The apprentice would experience supporting children with their learning across all subjects and aspects of their life in school.
They would also be part of our OPAL team at lunchtimes, supporting children in their play.

Where you’ll work

Cashes Green School
Hillcrest Road
Cashes Green
GL5 4NL

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

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

Your training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)
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Your training plan

Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard qualification:

We will support apprentices in building their portfolio to cover the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the apprenticeship standard
College attendance will be at the Stroud Campus of SGS College on a weekly basis, term time only
On-programme learning will be followed by the End Point Assessment, which includes a practical observation with question and answer, portfolio of evidence submission and a profession discussion
Full-time apprentices will spend typically 18 months on-programme working towards the apprenticeship standard, with a minimum of 20% off-the-job training
Each apprentice will be assigned a dedicated skills coach who will support them in completing their portfolio and preparing for the End Point Assessment
The Employer, Training Provider and the learner will decide when the learner is ready to enter the Apprenticeship Gateway. The skills coach will help prepare the learner to ensure they are confident to complete all components
The skills coach will schedule regular 1:1s and complete progress reviews with the apprentice’s Line Manager/Employer at 8 - 12-week intervals

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4 (C) or above)

Skills

IT skills
Organisation skills
Number skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Cashes Green Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS checks and references. As part of our recruitment process, we carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

We will require 2 references - not to be friends.

About this company

Cashes Green has a talented, committed teaching staff who provide a full, varied and well-structured curriculum. We aim for a stimulating environment where we present our children with a wide range of exciting and challenging experiences to enable them to develop as rounded individuals and to reach their full potential. Education is not just about intellectual development, important though that is. It is also about developing personal, spiritual, social, physical and artistic skills. Our partnerships with parents and carers are crucial to our success and our motto 'Care and Support Helps Everyone Succeed' runs through everything we do.