Learning Support Assistant Apprentice
Cheshire College - South & West
Cheshire (CW2 8AB)
Closes in 17 days (Monday 22 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 September 2025
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Summary
Cheshire College is looking to appoint a Level 3 Apprentice within our Learner Services department fixed term for 18 months to provide direct in-class and out of class support to learners.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 to £23,492.04, depending on your age
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Benefits include 35 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and • Access to world-class facilities • Extensive upskilling opportunities • Onsite fitness and childcare facilities • Onsite Costa, café, shop, restaurants, hair and beauty salon
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 8.30am - 5.00pm and Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
With support and guidance, key responsibilities will include:
- Provide direct in-class and out of class support to help learners to access the curriculum and the college environment
- Implement strategies, risk assessments and other support arrangements as outlined in the learner’s support plan
- Work flexibly on either a one-to-one basis or group basis supporting learners with additional support needs as guided by the Learning Support Co-ordinators
- Provide practical and personal care for learners as required
- Support learners to access college systems
- Develop and understanding of learning difficulties and disabilities
- Develop an understanding of what support in a classroom/education setting looks like in order to help learners achieve their aspirations
- Develop an awareness of promoting independence and removing barriers to learning in an FE setting
- Develop an awareness of safeguarding, what it is and how it is implemented
Where you'll work
Danebank Avenue
Crewe
Cheshire
CW2 8AB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
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.
Training schedule
- The successful applicant will complete the Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- They will be supported by a vocationally competent assessor and workplace mentor
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Competent in Microsoft Office
Other requirements
The successful applicant will need to apply for and pass an enhanced DBS check. Have you considered how you will travel to and from work?
About this employer
Cheshire College – South & West is the largest provider of post-16 education in the region, offering exciting opportunities to over 11,000 learners and 1,000 Apprentices, who all have access to world-class facilities as a result of a £120m investment in the latest technology and real working environments, at modern Campuses in Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester. Cheshire College is a dynamic, high quality and financially robust College, which provides learners with the skills, experience and qualifications that will prepare them for their future career or higher-level study, encouraging them to become confident individuals who will make valuable contributions to businesses and the local economy. There is a fantastic atmosphere at our three Campuses in Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester, providing an environment to get involved in exciting activities and an opportunities for learners to make new friends. As well as our modern classrooms, the Crewe Campus boasts: • A multi-purpose sports hall; • Climbing wall; • Fitness gym; • TV and radio studios with specialist equipment; • Mock aircraft cabin; • Award-winning restaurant, The Academy; • Hair, beauty and barbering salons; and • Professional Centre Stage theatre and engineering and construction workshops.
After this apprenticeship
- As well as ensuring full competency as a Teaching Assistant, this standard provides a foundation for potential progression into a number of career paths in the educational sector including Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Assistant Teacher and Teacher
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
Becky Smythe
becky.smythe@ccsw.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340494.
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Closes in 17 days (Monday 22 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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