Vacancies
Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Job Description
Location: Ysgol Owen Jones, Ffordd Owen, Northop, Mold CH7 6AU
Hours: 16
Salary: £8.60 P/H
3-11 Primary School in the village of Northop in Flintshire. There are 5 classes in the school, and we currently have 125 pupils on roll. As a teaching assistant, you would support teachers and help children with their educational and social development, both in and out of the classroom.
Duties include:
- Working within a primary school part-time (mornings) as a Teaching Assistant, primarily in a Nursery and Reception Class but also supporting other classes when required.
- 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 behavior policy and their role within these policies
- Working with children aged 3 to 11 years
- Supporting a teacher in various roles within the classroom
- Ability to conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times
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 Criteria:
- 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 organize 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