Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

Introduction

Brewster Avenue Infant and Nursery School are looking to appoint two ambitious, hardworking and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join our friendly team. The successful candidates will work within a classroom team to support the learning and development of our diverse, curious and enthusiastic children.

Brewster Avenue Infants is a 2-form entry infant school, with a 26-place maintained nursery. We currently have two hundred children from the ages of 3 to 7 attend our school.

Our motto is “Learning together, growing together” and our primary aim is to work together to ensure every pupil achieves and learns to their potential in all areas of school life, within a happy, secure, exciting and challenging environment. We value a broad and balanced education and ensure that all children access not only academic, but creative and physical areas of the curriculum both within the school building and outside in our fantastic grounds.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at Brewster Avenue Infant School.

The role will include:

• Working with the class team to create a secure, happy and safe environment and assisting in keeping the environment clean and tidy
• Playing and interacting with the children to support their learning and development
• Working with small groups or individual children, including those with special educational needs, delivering class work or interventions
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with other staff, parents and carers
• Observing pupils and feeding back to the class teacher about learning to inform assessments
• Care routines such as nappy changing, handwashing, supporting snack and lunchtimes
• Being aware of, and complying with, policies and procedures, e.g. child protection, online safety, health and safety, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• Accompanying pupils on visits, trips and out-of-school activities as required
• Attending relevant meetings and training

Upon successful completion of this apprenticeship, you will be qualified as a Level 3 Teaching Assistant and will be able to apply for roles requiring this qualification.

There is no guarantee of job at the end of the apprenticeship, but there may be positions available, depending on the needs of the school at the time of the course completion.

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Understanding with SEN
• Flexibility to work outdoors
• Aware of Child Protection Role
• Enthusiastic
• Motivated
• Professional
• Approachable
• Caring
• Trustworthy
• Reliable
• Punctual

• Essential - GCSE
  - English Literature and/or Language - C/4 or above
• Essential - GCSE
  - Mathematics - C/4 or above
• Desired
  - Functional Skills
  - English at Level 2 - Pass
• Desired
  - Functional Skills
  - Mathematics at Level 2 - Pass

Course: Teaching assistant (level
3)

Level: 3

Route: Education and early years

Apprenticeship Level: Advanced

Working Week: 8.45am - 3.15pm Monday
- Friday. Term time only.

Expected Duration: 1 Year 9 Months

Number of Positions Available: 2

Training Provider: INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP