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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- Up to £5.30 per hour
Teaching Assistant Apprentice job summary
Meadstead Drive
Barnsley, S71 4JS
United Kingdom
Salary: £5.30 per hour within the first year of apprenticeship, Apprentices national minimum wage (NMW) for all other apprentices + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Car Scheme + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional AET Benefits
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
Here at Meadstead Primary Academy we have a special and unique learning community that is proud to serve the village of Royston, and surrounding areas. Our staff commute not just from Barnsley, but from Wakefield, Doncaster, Sheffield and beyond.
The children benefit from the academy having a shared ethos of excellent teaching and learning alongside a keen focus of improving teaching and learning.
The successful candidate is required to complete English and Maths functional skills (depending on existing qualifications).
Your Trainer will meet with you in the workplace every 4 weeks. In between these meetings you will have dedicated time away from your job to work on the apprenticeship and collate evidence for your apprenticeship e-portfolio with ongoing support from your Manager and Trainer.
This is an exciting opportunity to be in a real job, with real variety, from day one whilst working towards a qualification. The successful candidate will have excellent people and communication skills and will be flexible to adapt to changing situations.
To be eligible for the Apprenticeship, applicants must have resided in the UK or EEA for 3 years prior to the start of the Apprenticeship. Please note: applicants must not have already completed a Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship.
Please note: AET has their own in house apprenticeship scheme and does not work with any other training providers to deliver Apprenticeships.
About Academies Enterprise Trust
AET was established in 2008 and is now a national network of 57 primary, secondary, and special schools. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive network which spans nearly every region in England. We want our people to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had, so that we provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives. We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of all our people.
AET Staff Benefits
Career development and training: AET offers a wide range of statutory and developmental training to help you succeed in your career.
* Great pension | Healthcare cashback and helpline | Employee assistance programme
* Free financial advice | Salary advances | Affordable loan scheme | Electric car and bike schemes
* Lifestyle savings | Discounted gym membership | Travel and leisure scheme
We highly recommend that you come and visit Meadstead to embrace our inclusive and family-based ethos. Please call the main office on 01226 722153 to arrange a visit.
This will be a fixed-term position and the duration of the apprenticeship will be determined by the job role and current skills. The typical duration of the apprenticeship is 21 months, however, can be longer or shorter depending on existing knowledge, skills and experience, up to a maximum length of 26 months.
Closing date: Monday 20th November 2023
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's. Apply today.
Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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.
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Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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About Meadstead Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 210 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
Welcome to Lift Meadstead, located in Royston in Barnsley. We are a vibrant, welcoming school dedicated to nurturing every child’s potential through a supportive and engaging learning environment. Our passionate staff and diverse curriculum encourage curiosity, creativity, and resilience, ensuring that each child grows academically, socially, and emotionally. At Lift Meadstead, we are committed to building strong foundations and fostering a lifelong love of learning within our inclusive school community.
Lift Meadstead will:
Ensure that the children and their families are at the heart of all curriculum development.
Ensure that every child leaves the school at the end of Year 6 with the sufficient skills in reading, writing and maths to be able to access their secondary curriculum.
Ensure that every child has an appreciation of all curriculum subjects and has had an opportunity to direct their own learning in line with their interests through the delivery of a creative curriculum.
Ensure that every child has the highest aspirations and expectations for themselves and understands the importance of effort in achieving these.
Work to ensure that every child understands how to keep themselves as healthy and safe as possible.
Work to ensure that every child learns how to conduct themselves well in both formal and informal social settings and understands the importance of following rules.
Work to ensure that every child has an understanding of the skills needed to be a good learner and is able to demonstrate and explain a number of these.
Why join Lift Meadstead?
● Career development and training
● Great pension
● Healthcare cashback and helpline
● Employee assistance programme
● Free financial advice
● Salary advances
● Affordable loan scheme
● Electric car and bike schemes
● Lifestyle savings
● Discounted gym membership
● Travel and leisure scheme
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