Cornist Park School – Teaching Assistant (Supporting IT & Admin) Apprenticeship
JOB DESCRIPTION
Location: Ffordd Yr Ysgol, Flint CH6 5ET
Subject: Apprenticeship
Hours: 30 hours a week
Contract: Fixed Term
Salary Type: Monthly
Salary: £144.30 per week
Start date: 05/09/2022
Closing date: 11/07/2022
Brief description of school:
Cornist Park is a County Primary School with approximately 330 pupils on role, aged 3-11 years. The school serves the expanding Cornist area of the coastal town of Flint in North East Wales. The school was opened in 1997 and is housed in a modern, bright and inviting building and is fortunate to be situated overlooking the beautiful Dee Estuary and neighbouring countryside.
Vacancy description:
As a teaching assistant you would support teachers and help children with their educational and social development, both in and out of the classroom.
Job roles will include:
- Working within a primary school full-time as a Teaching Assistant
- Supporting pupils with their numeracy
- Supporting pupils with their literacy
- Supporting pupils with their ICT skills
- Supporting pupils with additional learning needs (ALN)
- Be involved in displays and preparing resources
- Helping children who need extra support to complete tasks
- Understand the safeguarding and behaviour policy and their role within these policies
- Working with children aged 4 to 11 years
- Supporting a teacher in various roles within the classroom
- Ability to conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times
- Working alongside the school office team in supporting administration and IT tasks
- Supporting with ICT issues
Essential criteria:
- An eagerness to learn more about becoming a Teaching Assistant
- A passion for working with children
- Possess relevant qualities including patience and communication
- Ability to listen and learn from more experienced staff
Desirable personal qualities:
- Any previous experience working with children
- Any previous experience with special educational needs (SEN)
- Strong English & Mathematics
- Communicational skills relevant to both children and adults
- Competent skills in numeracy, literacy and ICT
- Ability to self-manage and organise own time
- Personal qualities
- Reliable
- Smart appearance
- Professional attitude
- A level of maturity with working in a school environment will be required
- Ambitious and hard working
- Desire to be a positive role model to young people
Training:
The Apprenticeship includes both on-the- job learning and off-the-job training which leads to nationally recognised qualifications
Qualifications:
Minimum A*-C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Apprenticeship to be undertaken:
Level 2 or 3 NVQ Supporting, Teaching and Learning