Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Malet Lambert, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU8 0JD3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
4 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time: The working hours are 30 hours each week between the hours of 8:30am to 3:15pm Monday to Friday during the school term. You will also be paid for an additional an additional 30 hours per year in the school holidays. Your actual salary is £15,836.58 per annum, and this is paid in 12 equal instalments over the year so even when it is the summer holidays, you continue to receive the same payment that month.
Contract type
- Fixed term - As this is an apprentice position, applicants will be supported on a 2 year apprenticeship programme and learn both on and off the job.
Actual salary
- SCP 3- £15,836.58
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are currently recruiting for an Apprentice Teaching Assistant to join our SEND team. You will work as a teaching assistant under the instruction and guidance of teaching/senior staff, whilst training towards completion of the Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard. Working mainly in the classroom with a teacher, to support access to learning for SEND pupils and those with other barriers to learning, providing general and specific assistance to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.
As this is an apprentice position, applicants will be supported on a 2 year apprenticeship programme and learn both on and off the job. Please see the link to the national apprenticeship standard Teaching assistant / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
SEND is at the centre of everything we do at Malet Lambert School. As an Apprentice Teaching Assistant, you will provide individual support to our students; creating opportunities to help them reach their potential in a wide range of different year groups and subject areas, ranging from music and drama to PE and Science. You will work under the instruction and guidance of teaching / senior staff, whilst training towards completion of the Teaching Assist ant Apprenticeship Standard.
- Applicants should ideally have 3-5 GCSE qualifications or L2 equivalent, including Maths and English. Where applicants do not have English and Maths qualifications at this level they will need to commit to obtaining them before completion of their apprenticeship. Support will be provided.
- Willingness to work towards a Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- High standard of written and oral communications and good IT skills
What the school offers its staff
- Ethical leadership, professional trust and autonomy
- Free tea and coffee in our staff rooms
- Free parking and good transport links
- Family friendly policies
- Opportunities for flexible working, with a trust commitment to continually improve the work-life balance for our staff
- East Riding Pension Scheme membership including secure earnings linked pension and a lump sum death grant
- Recognition of continuous service if you join us from another school, academy or local government employer
- Salary Finance scheme which offers affordable loans and savings account, as well as tools for budgeting and saving
- An induction programme and continued investment in training and development, with access to coaching and mentoring, career and professional development
- Access to professional qualifications via the apprenticeship levy
- Cycle to work scheme offering savings of up to 32% on a bike and accessories
- Refund of the cost of an Annual NHS Prescription Prepayment Certificate
- Free Flu vaccinations held on site each year
- Education Workers Scheme from Barratt/David Wilson homes where education workers are entitled to receive a deposit contribution of £750 for every £25,000 spent, up to a maximum contribution of £15,000. So, for example a home costing £200,000 would qualify for a contribution of £6,000
- Access to TeacherPerks.co.uk – discounts from a wide range of organisations available to all our staff.
- Employee Assistance Scheme available 24/7 via telephone or on-line portal, providing advice on assistance on a wide range of practical issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling.
- In school individual support from Mind as part of the school’s Whole School Approach to Mental Health and Well Being.
- Access to teacher training via Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training
- Opportunities to engage with extra-curricular activities
- Hot and cold snacks and meals available from our canteens and complimentary lunches on training days
- Opportunity to become a Mental Health First Aider
- Annual staff survey and opportunities to engage in focus groups which gives you the opportunity to shape the future of the school and the trust
Commitment to safeguarding
Malet Lambert is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment.
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About Malet Lambert
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1673 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Malet Lambert website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- mollie.poskitt@maletlambert.hull.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01482 374211
Malet Lambert School is one of the top performing schools in Hull, where our commitment to pastoral care underpins the high expectations that we have of both pupils and staff. With a long and proud history, dating back to 1932, Malet Lambert School was once a grammar school, becoming a comprehensive school in 1968. We put the needs of individual pupils at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves on having high aspirations, ensuring our pupils meet their potential by creating a safe, yet vibrant, learning environment, which sees first class teaching and learning every single day.
Arranging a visit to Malet Lambert
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mollie.poskitt@maletlambert.hull.sch.uk.
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