Ysgol Alun – Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship (x2)

Location: Wrexham Rd, Mold CH7 1EP

Subject: Apprenticeship

Hours: Full Time

Contract: Fixed Term

Salary Type: Monthly

Salary: £144.30 per week

Start date: 05/09/2022

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
• Raise self esteem by showing interest in pupils’ work.
• Assist individual children in educational tasks.
• Provide information for ALN reviews.
• Ability to conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times whilst working in schools
• To undertake whole class supervision in the absence of the class teacher following pre-determined learning programmes.
• To record and report attendance at lessons in accordance with school policy.
• Exam invigilation.
• Administration support.

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 time
• Have good communication skills, both oral and written
• Be enthusiastic, competent and well-organised
• Have the ability to relate to children and adults offering a firm but friendly approach
• Be confident when dealing with young people and able to manage small groups of teenagers in an assertive manner
• Be able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy
• Have the ability to remain calm when dealing with difficult situations
• Be flexible enough to cope with changing situations and use own initiative
• Be able to work as a team member
• Have experience of working positively with young people (11-18 year olds) in an educational situation
• Have good IT and organisational skills

Desirable personal qualities:

• Any previous experience working with children
• Any previous experience with Additional Learning Needs
• 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 to be provided:

• The Apprenticeship includes both on-the- job learning and off-the-job training which leads to nationally recognised qualifications

Qualifications:

• Four GCSEs grade C or above, including Mathematics and English
• OR minimum NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
• OR relevant experience

Apprenticeship to be undertaken:

• Level 2/3 Supporting, Teaching and Learning