Ysgol Bryn Deva – Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
Job Description
Pay: £144.30 per week
Hours of work: 30 hours per week
Closing date: Two weeks from posted
Positions available: 1
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
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
· Any previous experience working with children
· Any previous experience with Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
· 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
Desirable 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
Qualifications
Minimum A*-C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Welsh spoken skills
Not required
Welsh written skills
Not required
Apprenticeship to be undertaken
Level 2 or 3 NVQ Supporting, Teaching and Learning