Apprentice Teaching Assistant - EYFS
Marfleet Primary Academy, Hull, HU9 5RJThis job expired on 22 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
4 November 2024
Closing date
22 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £16,591.86 - £23,112.84 Annually (FTE)
Apprentice Teaching Assistant - EYFS job summary
Apprentice Teaching Assistant in EYFS
Marfleet Primary Academy
25 hours per week, to be worked during term time
£16,591.86 - £23,112.84
Actual salary £9,701 - £13,514
About the Trust
Ebor Academy Trust is a family of schools located across North and East Yorkshire, York and the Humber region. We think of ourselves as being one school across many sites, working collaboratively to deliver high quality, rich and engaging education in our diverse communities. Our aims are to enable all our learners to flourish and to open doors for their very best futures.
We genuinely seek to live by our values of Excellence, Belonging, Opportunity and Respect; these underpin how we work and how we relate to each other. We have high ambitions for our learners and staff and aim to deliver this through a culture of continuous development, support, kindness and understanding. We are a friendly trust that puts people first.
About the role
Marfleet Primary has an opportunity for an Apprentice Teaching Assistant to join our hardworking and supportive team in the Early Years Foundation Stage unit.
We are looking for someone with a passion for working with young children, a desire to learn and to develop a career in this field.
As an Apprentice Teaching Assistant you will be required to support the Class Teacher with the day to day running of the classroom, you may be asked to support a child on a one to one basis or small groups of children. Throughout the Apprenticeship, you are supported to increasingly develop your knowledge and understanding, skills and professional behaviours.
As an Apprentice you will be supported on a 2 year apprenticeship programme and learn both on and off the job in order to achieve a professional L3 Teaching Assistant Qualification.
For further information please see https://www.eboracademytrust.co.uk/apprenticeships/
The job requirements
The successful candidate will have a passion for education and supporting children and whilst experience of working with children is not essential, a basic understanding of childhood development is desirable.
You will be able to communicate well with children, school staff and parents/carers alike.
You will also have the ability to work well within a team and remain calm in the face of challenging behaviour.
You will need to be committed to keeping all our children safe and being a positive role model.
Applicants should have at least four GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, including English and maths (or equivalent L2 qualifications) however where applicants do not include English or Maths, support can be provided to achieve the qualification prior to completion of the Apprenticeship.
It is important to note applications from those with an existing L3 qualification as a Teaching Assistant cannot be accepted.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a growing Academy Trust which offers excellent, long term career development and strives to provide an inclusive environment in which all children are encouraged to become responsible for themselves, their learning and their behaviour.
Our central aim is to enable all children and staff to develop as aspirational learners and leaders who strive to reach their goals and achieve their potential.
Working for Ebor Academy Trust
All new starters with the Trust receive a thorough induction programme, followed by a programme of training which is targeted to the role. However, it doesn’t stop there; all staff receive development on an ongoing basis and we actively encourage career development through a range of continuous professional development and longer programmes of learning, including apprenticeships.
We offer generous terms and conditions of employment. All our staff have access to a comprehensive Wellbeing Programme to help you and your family stay healthy. This includes access to free private GP and nurse appointments, exercise advice and classes, plus a variety of specialist clinics as well as counselling services. We also offer significant discounts on many high street shops, online retailers and travel agents, not to mention free car parking at all our schools, an enviable pension scheme, sick pay and family friendly policies.
The Trust is striving to be an inclusive and diverse organisation, where everyone feels able to be themselves and experiences a strong sense of belonging. The Trust wholeheartedly supports the principle of equality and diversity in employment and opposes all forms of unfair or unlawful discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sex. We encourage and support the recruitment, retention and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds and seek to develop a community of staff that accurately represents society as a whole. All applications for employment with the Trust will be considered against the criteria outlined in the person specification for the position advertised.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to, amongst other things, an enhanced DBS check. Please see the Trust’s Recruitment Policy for further information.
Closing date: Tuesday 22nd October 2024 at 12.00noon
Interview date: To be confirmed
Start date: provisionally the week commencing 4th November 2024
For all enquiries please contact Rebecca Gutherless-Wilcox, School Business Partner, r.gutherless-wilcox@ebor.academy
Visits to our school are encouraged and warmly welcomed, please contact us to arrange a visit
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.
About Marfleet Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 208 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Marfleet Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
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