Ysgol Aberconwy – Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
JOB DESCRIPTION
Location: Morfa Dr, Conwy LL32 8ED
Subject: Apprenticeship
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Fixed Term
Salary Type: Monthly
Salary: £144.30 per week
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 Secondary school full-time as a Teaching Assistant
- Supporting pupils with additional learning needs (ALN)
- Supporting pupils with their numeracy
- Supporting pupils with their literacy
- Supporting pupils with their ICT skills
- Be involved in creating 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 11 to 16 years
- Supporting a teacher in various roles within the classroom
- Ability to conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times whilst working in schools
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 show professionalism at all times
- 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 2/3 Supporting, Teaching and Learning