Location: Wrexham LL13 9DS
Subject: Apprenticeship
Hours: 30-40 per week
Contract: Fixed Term
Salary Type: Monthly
Salary: £6 per hour
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.
*The ability to speak Welsh is essential*
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 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 18 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
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
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
Qualifications:
GCSE English – C
GCSE Math – C
Or equivalent (Desirable)
Welsh language requirements:
Welsh written skills: Essential
Welsh speaking skills: Essential
Apprenticeship to be undertaken:
Level 2 or 3 supporting, teaching & learning
