Apprentice Teaching Assistant St Benedict's C Of E V A Junior School
We are seeking to appoint 1 enthusiastic Apprentice Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. We are a friendly, welcoming school with a creative curriculum that believes in educating the whole child; we have high standards and last year received a ‘Good’ judgement from Ofsted.
Closing date: 30 Jul 2022
Apprenticeship summary
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Weekly wage
£144.30
Wages explained
Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).
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Working week
Term-time only (plus potential opportunities for additional hours through extra-curricular clubs) Monday – Friday. Times TBC. Start September 2021.
Total hours per week: 30.00
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Expected duration
24 months
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Possible start date
01 Aug 2022
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Date posted
27 Jan 2022
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Apprenticeship level
Advanced
Level 3 (A level) -
Reference number
VAC001813650
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Positions
1 available
We have one vacancy to join our team.
The Teaching Assistant position will be based in one of our classrooms and will include working with children with behavioural, social and emotional needs. The successful candidate should have:
- A desire to work with children
- Consistent high expectations of learning and behaviour
- A flexible approach to working with the class teacher
- Energy and enthusiasm
- A good sense of humour
- Good levels of literacy and numeracy (C/4 or above at GCSE)
- The ability to organise/run outdoor playground/field games at lunchtime
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
A willingness to learn and work alongside practitioners within the setting
- An interest in children and how they develop and play
- The ability to work with children who need personal care and support on a daily basis
Personal qualities
Good communication skills
- Flexible
- To carry out personal care on children up to the age of 11
- To treat everyone as an individual
- To be able to work as part of a team
- Sense of humour
- Confident
- The ability to work using own initiative
Desired qualifications
Good secondary education.
- To have achieved four Gcse's including English and maths to C/4 or above, or Functional Skills, or equivalent.
Future prospects
By becoming part of the team at St. Benedicts you will have the opportunity to work with highly skilled professionals and learn skills that will support you through your working life.
Things to consider
All confirmed posts will be subject to DBS checks.
About the employer
St Benedict's Junior School provides education for children between 7 and 11 years of age.
Our school is a welcoming environment which is aesthetically pleasing and academically stimulating. It is one which motivates pupils to recognise their talents in the fields of learning, artistic expression and physical achievement.
We are very proud of the fact that we have been awarded Dyslexia Friendly School Status and Healthy School Status.
We have strong links with both St Benedict’s Church where we hold our services and The Church of St John the Baptist. In fact most of the choristers in the excellent St John’s choir attend St Benedict’s School.
To achieve the aim of our mission statement ‘Dream, Believe, Achieve’, we seek to provide a Christian environment, where we endeavour to engender in young people self-confidence, appreciation of the skills of their peers and sensitivity to the needs of others.
Employer
St Benedict's C Of E V A Junior School
Address
Benedict Street
Glastonbury
BA6 9EX
Training
Training provider
STRODE COLLEGE
Applications for this apprenticeship are being processed by Strode College
- Teaching Assistant level 3
- Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools Diploma
- Functional Skills English, maths
Strode College will support the successful candidate with the knowledge-based evidence to support them through their award and understanding of the unit criteria required. As well as regular study at college, the candidate will be provided with a skilled assessor who will be able to offer extra support.
Apprenticeship standard
Teaching assistant
Level 3 (A level)
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