Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - Clarendon Secondary School Twickenham, England
Job description
If you love to support young people and make a difference, this is your chance to take your first steps into the classroom. The successful apprentice teaching assistant will inspire students with additional needs.
Duties
- Assist the teachers to prepare the classrooms and clear up after use keeping the classroom in good order
- In conjunction with the teacher to proactively provide challenging learning opportunities.
- To help with the planning, preparing, monitoring and assessing of the learning activities.
- To implement strategies for teaching and learning differentiated to differing groups and pupils.
- To be familiar with pupil’s individual targets, EHCP outcomes and individual lesson plans.
- To use initiative and proactively facilitate the progress, integration and inclusion of pupils.
- To supervise pupils at breaks and lunch
- To accompany pupils on trips and outside learning
- Ensure the safety of pupils, staff and self using Team Teach
- Support pupils during integration opportunities or work experience placements
- Provide general admin support to the teacher
- In collaboration with the class teacher liaise with parents and other professionals, maintaining a professional approach at all times
- To be responsible for promoting and Safeguarding the welfare of pupils.
- To provide support for pupils' emotional and social development by encouraging and modelling positive relationships.
- To use ICT to support the teaching and preparing of resources
- To follow the schools behaviour policy to support pupils
- Following school procedures to attend to pupil’s social, health, physical, behavioural and medical needs in accordance with individual pupils plans.
- Be aware of key school policies and procedures, especially the
- Health and Safety and Safeguarding Policies, reporting concerns to the appropriate person.
- Respect the confidentiality of pupil information and respond sensitively to pupils' needs.
- To proactively improve your own practice through observation, training and discussion.
- All staff to work towards the School Development objectives promoting a mutually respectful professional and positive school environment.
Desired skills and personal qualities
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Qualifications
- GCSE or equivalent English (Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) desirable
- GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) desirable
Things to consider
Pre-employment checks Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - Vetting.Com. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
Benefits
Eligible for an NUS card for discounts in shops and restaurants
Eligible for an apprenticeship oyster card
Automatic rise in pay after 1 year
Prizes and vouchers to be won (apprentice of the month)
Paid twice a month
