Teaching Assistant Apprentice – Leicester City Council
Summary:
Join our Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship for a fulfilling journey in education. Gain hands-on experience supporting teachers, assisting students, and fostering positive learning environments. Apply now to kickstart your career in education and make a difference in students’ lives.
What you’ll do at work:
- Carry out appropriate activities as planned, either with small groups or individuals – e.g. promoting increased attention and staying on task, helping with physical difficulties whilst encouraging independence
- Support pupils in accessing the curriculum (and with young pupils, extend play based learning)
- Provide for physical care of pupils, including lifting, interactive communication, supervision
- Assist and support pupils with personal care – eg changing, toileting, showering, washing, dressing, undressing, care of clothes, personal hygiene
- Assist with pupil supervision – eg on arrival/leaving the class, at breaktime and lunchtime (when required)
- Accompany pupils as directed, eg out of the classroom, on visits, trips and out of school activities
- Deal with minor accidents, upsets
Where you’ll work:
Ingle Street
Leicester
LE3 9FS
Requirements
Essential qualifications:
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills:
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements:
A full enhanced DBS will be required before employment can begin
About this employer
Inglehurst Junior School – We are a medium-sized junior school for children aged 7-11 in inner-city Leicester, serving a rich and diverse community. We are a well-resourced school with supportive, friendly staff and are dedicated to supporting staff and pupil wellbeing. Our children are resilient, funny and confident, and ensure that no two days are ever the same! We are seeking to develop a Level 3 teaching assistant to enhance our provision and support our fantastic children in the classroom, in small groups and 1-2-1.
https://www.inglehurst-jun.leicester.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
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