Apprentice Teaching Assistant at St Josephs RC Primary School, Middlesbrough

Summary

Our Apprentice Teaching Assistant will support teachers and pupils in lessons as an integral part of the school support team. This includes creating a safe, enjoyable learning environment for all pupils supporting them with classroom activities. Organising/leading play activities, classroom displays, supporting on trips/out of school activities.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Please note this is a term time only vacancy and pay stated will be made pro rata and paid over 12 months.

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, times to be confirmed with the successful applicant.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Support teachers and pupils in the classroom in lessons
Support staff to prepare for lessons and activities
Create a safe and enjoyable learning environment for all of our pupils
Support with organising and leading play activities
Support with teacher administration and classroom displays
Accompany pupils on trips and other out of school activities

Where you'll work

St Joseph S RC Primary School
Marton Road
MIDDLESBROUGH
TS4 2NT

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL

Your training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
Adapt resources to support all learners.
Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
Apply methods of formative assessment.
Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
Provide feedback to learners.
Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
Adapt resources to support all learners.
Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
Apply methods of formative assessment.
Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
Provide feedback to learners.

Your training plan

Training is delivered in face to face sessions, day and time to be confirmed, as well as one to ones, workshops.

More training information

We are an Ofsted rated Good provider, November 2024, with an apprenticeship achievement rate over 70%.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4, C or above)
Maths (grade 4, C or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Please note this is a term time vacancy.

About this company

St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is for children between the ages of 3 to 11 years. It was built in 1933 and consists of 13 classrooms including a nursery, and also an ICT suite, library, and extensive grounds. St Joseph’s has an ethos of respect which is highly evident. We want our children to really believe that they can be the best, to recognize themselves as able and talented individuals and to maximize all opportunities presented to them. We aim for them to learn how to become lifelong learners so that they will continue to make progress and develop throughout every phase of their learning.

https://stjosephscp.npcat.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There are a number of career opportunities for the candidate potentially progressing to full time employment furthering their career with the L5 Specialised Teaching Assistant.

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