Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Mount Street Academy, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3JG

Deadline is tomorrow

• Closing date

  12 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  11 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Apprentice Pay Scales
• Additional allowances:

  Apprentice Pay Scales

Apprentice Teaching Assistant job summary

An apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3 is required to join our school. We wish them to share our educational philosophy on the provision of high-quality, creative learning opportunities with a view to developing the whole child. The successful apprentice will be supporting to provide a safe, happy and well-disciplined learning environment, which enables our children to acquire a wide range of knowledge, skills and practical abilities.

Under the guidance of teachers, the successful candidate will be involved in working with individuals or small groups of children to support the education, personal and social development of pupils and establishing positive relationships to assist pupils complete structured learning activities and supporting children by coming alongside them and supporting positive play experiences. Duties may include:

Support to assist the development of varying skills that support pupils' learning.

Support in producing learning resources

Support to assist in pupil supervision

Support in monitoring and recording of pupil progress and developmental needs.

Reporting pupil progress to the teacher

Work within the schools policy and procedures

Working to the relevant apprenticeship framework and completing work in a timely manner.

To undertake any of the duties normally associated with a Teaching Assistant to support with their training and development.

What your working week could look like:

Meeting and greeting children and supporting with transition from parent/carer to keyworkers

Preparation of snacks

Supporting toilet training

Support children on a one to one basis or in small groups.

Get creative in helping a child/children to understand what they are learning through play based activities

Assist with planning and preparation of resources in the nursery classroom

assist with lunchtime

Help with assessments and inputting of data

Take charge of resources storage

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Mount Street Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 320 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mount Street Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mount-street-academy

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