Teaching Assistant - Apprentice

Benfield Primary School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 1XS

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 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: £6.40 Hourly apprenticeship wage

Teaching Assistant - Apprentice job summary

Eko Trust is a family of good and outstanding schools situated across London, Brighton and Suffolk. Collaborating seamlessly, we are dedicated to cultivating a supportive environment where our collective goal is to constantly learn and innovate, striving to deliver unparalleled educational outcomes for the children under our care. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact in education and thrive in a collaborative, progressive atmosphere, this is the perfect opportunity to contribute to a community committed to excellence

Benfield Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated and committed person to train to be a Teaching Assistant

The successful applicant must

• Have the ability to build excellent relationship with pupils, parents and colleagues
• Readiness to make a positive contribution to the full life of the school
• Support the class teacher, with preparation of resources or classroom as required
• Willingness to complete first aid training

Our school can offer:

• Supportive and friendly staff who work together as a team

• Forward-thinking approaches to learning, professional development, and school improvement

• Continuous professional development & learning opportunities

• Employee benefits scheme offering great discounts from a range of brands

• Salary sacrifice schemes such as Cyle to Work

• Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 access to a confidential employee helpline staffed by trained counsellors

• Access to private GP services, counselling, financial wellbeing advice, physiotherapy, and other specialist services

• Family-friendly policies and options for flexible working

• A commitment to your career aspirations and professional development

• A clear vision for the future and strong value

The apprentice working basis is Term time only plus Inset days, The contract will span for 20 months plus the end point assessment so 23 months in total.

You will receive training to develop and demonstrate the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviour to achieve; Level 3 Diploma – Supporting Teaching and Learning

This will include;

End-Point Assessment (EPA)

NCFE combined knowledge and competency-based qualification

Work-based learning

20% off the job training

Training is delivered on-line and face to face

A nominated tutor

Functional Skills in maths and English if required

Benfield Primary School is part of Eko Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils attending our schools. As the duties of this post involve regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidate will be conditional upon an Enhanced DBS check being completed. This post is also subject to a satisfactory probationary period and medical clearance.

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.

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

About Benfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 405 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Benfield Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/benfield-primary-school-brighton (opens in new tab)

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