Early Years Apprentice

Salisbury Road Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8QZ

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £8,606.00 Annually (Actual) Hours / Weeks: 30 hours per weeks / 39 weeks per year

Early Years Apprentice job summary

Salisbury Road Primary School is looking to appoint a passionate, hardworking and driven Early Years Apprentice to join their outstanding team. This vacancy is being managed by Plymouth Teachers and School Alliance.

In this role you will be working under the direction of teachers and senior staff within the Early Years Foundation Stage to provide safe, high-quality education and care for young children and to maintain a stimulating and enjoyable environment. Under the overall direction of the Headteacher you will play a major role in formulating the aims and objectives of the school and establishing the policies through which they are to be achieved. You will carry out all the professional duties of an Early Years Teaching Assistant as required, take responsibility for child protection issues as appropriate and take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school. You will need to be committed and driven to want the very best from every child and be an outstanding member of our school community. You will be supported within your role by the school and the apprenticeship provider.

This role may involve intimate care.

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

• Level 3 Early Years Educator
• Behaviours, Skills & Knowledge
• Functional Skills in Maths and English at level 2 (if not already exempt through prior qualifications)
• You will have regular visits at the workplace from a designated assessor to observe your progress and competence in the role you are carrying out
• Training days will be provided by Plymouth Teachers and School Alliance.

There may be the potential for full-time employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship across the Learning Academies Trust, for the right candidate.

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 Salisbury Road Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 381 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Salisbury Road Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/salisbury-road-primary-school-plymouth (opens in new tab)

Salisbury Road is one of nine schools that form the Learning Academies Trust. Our partnership is embedded by clear values and working collaboratively with other local schools brings a wealth of experience and expertise to enhance our curriculum provision.

Salisbury Road is a warm and friendly school that promotes a set of values and a vision for all of its children which we hope will enhance and inspire the lives of not only the children who attend our school but their families and the wider community.

We would like all our children, irrespective of background or special need, to be prepared for success in their future lives. We will achieve this by nurturing and developing their achievement, their experiences and their skills and we will provide the skills and knowledge needed to promote growth mindsets and build resilience in our children. We recognise the vital part parents play in their children’s learning and are committed to developing partnerships with parents.

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