Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship at Sandbach High School & Sixth Form College

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our team as a Teaching Assistant Apprentice. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about supporting children’s learning and development, who is eager to gain hands‑on experience while working towards a recognised qualification.

• Salary: £7.55 an hour, automatic pay increase after one year on programme for 19+ year olds
• Working week:
  Monday to Friday – 8.30am – 3.30pm (break 10.55 – 11.15am and half hour lunch)
• Hours:
  
  32.5 hours per week
• Duration: 18 months
• Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship standard qualification
• Online training supported by our dedicated tutor
• Location:
  
  Middlewich Road, Sandbach, CW11 3NT

• Be proactive in the classroom environment using a range of strategies to support students’ understanding, working with teaching staff and specialist advice collaboratively, to ensure students’ progress towards learning objectives and learning targets are achieved.
• Plan and develop one‑to‑one or small group intervention using a range of engaging activities to promote progress.
• Provide support for teaching staff to aid the strategies they implement in the classroom.
• Provide support to meet the needs of individual students with specific medical conditions, including personal care.
• Observe and monitor students’ progress, both academically and socially, to provide accurate assessments of progress and provide appropriate feedback to teaching staff on problem areas to aid the pupils learning.
• Access and update pupil records supporting the assessment of pupils’ progress, using SIMS, SISRA Analytics and departmental data catches.
• Support the activities of individuals and groups of students to ensure their safety and wellbeing in accordance with the school’s managing behaviour strategies and policies.
• Attend whole staff and other meetings; participate in staff development training and Continuing Professional Development opportunities; and to engage in staff reviews as required.
• This job description will be reviewed where necessary and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks; it sets out the expectations of the school in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties.

• GCSE English (Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) desirable
• GCSE Maths (Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) desirable

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience