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Aston Academy - Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship INSPIRE ATA LIMITED

We are seeking to appoint highly-motivated people to join our School, working with students in mainstream lessons supporting them to access lessons and achieve their full potential. The ability to be flexible, as well as to build good working relationships with students and staff is a key requirement.

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Closing date: 30 Oct 2022

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £8,580.00

  • Working week

    Monday - Friday - Hours to be confirmed

    Total hours per week: 33

  • Expected duration

    18 Months

  • Possible start date

    05 Nov 2022

  • Date posted

    05 Sep 2022

  • Apprenticeship level

    Advanced
    Level 3 (A level)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000083923

  • Positions

    4 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

  • To support students in their learning individually or in small groups as directed by the class teacher.
  • To help raise standards of achievement for all students
  • To encourage the social and emotional development of students
  • To encourage students to participate in all aspects of school life
  • To help students to become more independent
  • To promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students
  • To consistently promote positive values, attitudes and behaviour

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

  • The apprenticeship training will take place in house while you are at the workplace. We book once a month training sessions with your allocated tutor. This will be on a platform called Smart Assessor. Here your tutor will go through the modules and units of your course
  • We also have 6-8 weeks monthly review plans, this will be with yourself, line manager and tutor. 
  • The training you will be undertaking is Teaching Assistant Level 3. 

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

We are looking for someone who would like to gain experience and if you have been a super star throughout the apprenticeship course, then we will be looking at long term employment. 

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Administrative skills, Team working, Creative, Patience

Qualifications

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

Things to consider

Once successful we will need to submit off a DBS to make sure we are good to go! This can take a few weeks to come back so please be sure that the start date may change to later. This is all depending on how fast the DBS clears. This is something out of our control with timing.

About the employer

We are currently ranked 1st in the "Rate My Apprenticeship" Central & Greater London Employers Award 2021-22 and 19th in the list of Top 100 Employers 2021-22. Inspire ATA Ltd. is social enterprise set up to make a difference. We specialise in working with a wide range of clients (nationwide) that want to take on excellent Apprentices. Our vision is “to inspire ambition” and this is something that is totally embedded in all that we do.

Employer

INSPIRE ATA LIMITED

Address

Aughton Road

Swallownest

Sheffield

S26 4SF

Contact

Kirsty Haden-Collier

kirsty@inspire-ata.co.uk

07927 565834

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Training

Training provider

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

Apprenticeship standard

Teaching assistant

Level 3 (A level)

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