Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Two Rivers High School, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2HJ5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 December 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: Monday to Friday, 30 hours per week (day release to college on a Tuesday)
Contract type
- Fixed term - 18 months - Apprenticeship
Actual salary
- Starting salary £8,649.60p.a. (NMW)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Level 3
Summary of the apprenticeship
We are seeking an enthusiastic, caring and hardworking individual to work across various areas of the high school. This will include support in classrooms, working with small groups, and providing care over the lunchtime period.
What will the apprentice do at work?
- Assisting with the general pastoral care of students during the school day
- Developing an understanding of the learning needs of students and using this knowledge to support them to become independent learners in the classroom
- To take into account a student’s learning needs and ensure their access to the lesson and its content through appropriate clarification, explanations and use of equipment and materials
- To monitor student’s responses to learning activities and progress towards targets, record achievement and feedback to teachers.
- To assist in the implementation and tracking of student targets
- To provide support for student’s emotional and social needs by encouraging and modelling positive behaviour and demonstrating high expectations, in line with the schools Behaviour Policy
- To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
The apprentice's training schedule
- Teaching Assistant Level 3
- Day release at Tamworth campus during term-time only
- Prior to enrolment, Apprentices must provide a copy of their Level 2 or above qualification in both English and maths.
Duration -18 Months
Working week details
Monday to Friday - working day to be discussed at interview Total hours per week: 30 hours a week
Pay rate
£12,347.46 for the first year, age-related increase for the remainder
PLEASE NOTE: This is a term time only role so your yearly wage will be £8,649.60 based on total paid weeks of 45.05 and total working weeks of 39. The above salary is the full time equivalent (37 hours over 52.143 weeks).
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- A welcoming, stimulating and supportive environment
- A focus on staff well-being with staff social events and well-being counsellor
- A well established and supportive induction programme for all staff
- Continuing Professional Development
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Excellent resources, programs and technology to support learning in school
- A highly professional team who would welcome you on board
- A large and expanding school with high standards and an ambitious desire to better the lives of our pupils and impact further on our wider community.
Flexible working opportunities
Interested in joining us?
Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our team. We look forward to meeting interested candidates and strongly encourage you to visit the school. To arrange a visit please telephone the school Office on 01827 426124.
We look forward to meeting interested candidates and strongly encourage you to visit the school. To arrange a visit please telephone the school Office on 01827 426124.
To apply for this position please download the application form below in the 'Available Documents' section. All completed applications should be returned directly to the Bursar: recruitment-high@tworiversschool.net
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form. In addition, for shortlisted candidates an online search (including social media) will be conducted as part of schools’ due diligence in line with KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education).
Commitment to safeguarding
Endeavour Multi Academy Trust
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT FOR SAFER RECRUITMENT
Please see separate attached document.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to Recruitment-high@tworiversschool.net
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Two Rivers High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 255 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Two Rivers High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- Recruitment-high@tworiversschool.net
- Phone number
- 01827426124
Two Rivers High School
Our school meets the needs of 255 pupils with special needs including ADHD, autism, speech, language and communication difficulties and social & emotional difficulties. Awarded in January 2019, Two Rivers High School is an Outstanding School for pupils with Special Educational Needs.
Arranging a visit to Two Rivers High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Recruitment-high@tworiversschool.net.
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