Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

About the apprenticeship

Duties

As a teaching assistant you would support teachers and help children with their educational and social development, both in and out of the classroom.

Job roles will include:
· Working within a secondary school full-time as a Teaching Assis-tant
· Supporting pupils with additional learning needs (ALN)
· Supporting pupils with their numeracy
· Supporting pupils with their literacy
· Supporting pupils with their ICT skills
· Be involved in displays and preparing resources
· Helping children who need extra support to complete tasks
· Understand the safeguarding and behaviour policy and their role within these policies
· Working with children aged 11 to 18 years
· Supporting a teacher in various roles within the classroom
· Ability to conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times whilst working in schools

Additional information

Essential Criteria:
· An eagerness to learn more about be-coming a Teaching Assistant
· A passion for working with children
· Possess relevant qualities including patience and communication
· Ability to show professionalism at all times
· Ability to listen and learn from more experienced staff

Requirements

Skills

· Any previous experience working with children
· Any previous experience with special educational needs (SEN)
· Strong English & Mathematics
· Communicational skills relevant to both children and adults
· Competent skills in numeracy, literacy and ICT
· Ability to self-manage and organise own time
· Personal qualities
· Reliable
· Smart appearance
· Professional attitude
· A level of maturity with working in a school environment will be required
· Ambitious and hard working
· Desire to be a positive role model to young peopl

Qualifications

GCSE English - C
GCSE Math - C
Or equivalent (Desirable)

Language

Welsh Spoken Skills: No Welsh Written Skills: No

Course details

Training provider:
Achieve More Training Ltd

Training provider course:
Supporting Teaching and Learning

About the employer

Rhyl High School
Rhyl High School, 86
Grange Road
Rhyl
Denbighshire
LL18 4BY

Disability confident

Yes, we are part of the Disability Confident Scheme from the UK Department for Work and Pensions.

Please note that all apprenticeships are open to everyone. However, some organisations have worked to achieve Disability Confident accreditation. You should always apply for the apprenticeship you feel best suited to.

Interview arrangements

TBC