Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard working individual to join Two Rivers High School. As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice you will gain many new skills to help you develop throughout the apprenticeship.

Salary: £8 per hour (increases to NMW after 12 months)

Working hours: Monday to Friday (Hours TBC) 30 hours per week

Location: Torc Campus, Silverlink Road Glascote Heath, Staffordshire, B77 2HJ

Apprenticeship Details - 16 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/ remote).

Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider)

We are seeking an enthusiastic, caring and hardworking individual to work across various areas of the high school. This will include support in classrooms, working with small groups, and providing care over the lunchtime period. Your day to day duties will include:

• Assisting with the general pastoral care of students during the school day
• Developing an understanding of the learning needs of students and using this knowledge to support them to become independent learners in the classroom
• To take into account a students' learning needs and ensure their access to the lesson and its content through appropriate clarification, explanations and use of equipment and materials
• To monitor students' responses to learning activities and progress towards targets, record achievement and feedback to teachers.
• To assist in the implementation and tracking of student targets
• To provide support for students' emotional and social needs by encouraging and modelling positive behaviour and demonstrating high expectations, in line with the schools Behaviour Policy
• To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

• Achieved GCSE grade C/4 or above in English & Maths

• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience

Two Rivers School is a generic co-educational special school for pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The High School caters for students aged between 11 and 19 years of age. Pupils have wide ranging abilities with some exhibiting learning difficulties and/or delay in their learning. Whilst it is impossible to generalise on the nature of these needs, they can necessitate creative approaches to teaching styles and delivery, classroom management and climate.