Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Hensingham Primary School, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8QZ

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  24 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: National Apprentice Rate, progressing to National Minimum Wage in 2nd year

Apprentice Teaching Assistant job summary

• Hours of work: 35.69 per week
• Working pattern:Monday to Friday (inc one day college release, day to be confirmed)
• Term weeks: 38 + 1 weeks school closure, minimum paid weeks of 44.6 per academic year
• FTC term: 18 months

As part of the Cumbria Education Trust ENTER school is led with shared vision, honesty and purpose. CET is a growing multi academy trust based in Cumbria. It is committed to creating outstanding, innovative and inspiring learning environments for our schools and their communities.

Want to know more about our happy and thriving school - why not visit our "Careers page"?

What you will be doing

• promoting independence and resilience in our pupils and engaging them in their learning.
• praising and rewarding students for their efforts and achievements
• providing feedback to children relating to their learning progress and achievements
• promoting good behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with policy and encouraging students to make the right choices
• attending to the students’ personal needs and implement related personal programmes including social, health, physical, first aid and welfare matters
• establishing excellent relationships with students built upon respect and consistent communication and application of our Academy standards and expectations
• acting as a role model
• assisting with the development and implementation of Individual Education Support and Plans
• encouraging students to interact and work cooperatively with others
• promoting the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the classroom
  
• working with the teacher to achieve lesson goals for all students
• providing objective and factual feedback and reports, as required, to the teacher, on student achievements & progress
• providing feedback to students on their progress and next steps in learning
• liaising sensitively and effectively with parents/carers gathering and reporting information as agreed with the teacher within your role and responsibility and to participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents/carers

The ideal candidate

• will be enthusiastic, highly motivated
• will promote self belief, inclusion and help create a positive and nurturing environment, where pupils feel safe
• will be a good role model
• will be polite, courteous and demonstrate and "can-do" attitude

In return we can offer:

• a people first approach so that you feel part of our community
  
• enhanced opportunities for collaborative working across our Multi Academy Trust
• excellent career and CPD opportunities.
• a nationally recognised qualification in teaching and learning

What is the expected career progression 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

If you have the qualities we require, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the School and the MAT, we urge you to hit the "Apply" button.

The Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Hensingham Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 140 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hensingham Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hensingham-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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