Apprentice Teaching Assistant - Aylesbury, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

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Description

Reference number
BUC09667


Contract type
Apprentice


Working hours
Full Time


Level of DBS check required
Enhanced with Barred List


Date posted
20 Jul 2023, 11 p.m.


Application deadline
31 Aug 2023


Overview:

Pebble Brook School in central Aylesbury is looking for 2 Apprentice Teaching Assistants to commence in September.


Term time only, 39 Weeks per annum.

Salary details:
Apprentice Wage £195.36 Per week


Contract type:
Apprenticeship


Hours:37 hours per week.

08:00 to 16:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:00 to 15:30 on a Friday


Closing date:31/08/2023


Possible Start Date: 1st September 2023


2 posts available - September 2023

Annual Holiday Entitlement:5.1 weeks annual leave (included in Annual Pay)


About us:

Pebble Brook School is a community special school that believes everyone can succeed. We want our pupils to be safe and happy in school. We want our pupils to be proud of their school and feel respected.

We aim to support the development of children (aged with communication and interaction needs including speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder and moderate learning difficulties.


About the role:


As an Apprentice TA, you will work under the instruction/guidance of teaching and senior staff to undertake education support duties and assist the class teacher in the day to day needs of the pupils in their care, to enable the teacher to implement the curriculum and respond to the pupils' needs.

To maintain complete confidentiality on all school matters.


This is a fantastic opportunity for you to start your career as a Teaching Assistant, gaining experience in supporting our teachers and in supporting our pupils with a range of learning needs to achieve their goals and targets, whilst working towards your Level 3 qualification.

This is also a great stepping-stone into other careers. You will be part of our friendly and dedicated team from day one.

We have been recruiting apprentices for many years - a lot of our staff are former apprentices - and we value the skills, ideas and energy new apprentices bring to our school.

You will be well supported by teaching and senior staff throughout your apprenticeship.

Main role and responsibilities will include:

  • Provide support to teaching staff
  • Support secondary age children with a range of learning needs to achieve goals and targets
  • Ensure the welfare and safety of the children at all times
  • Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs
  • Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtime
  • Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits and trips as negotiated
  • Assist in the planning and preparation of lessons and activities
  • Provide clerical/admin support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, money, administer coursework etc.
  • Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
  • Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
  • Assist in the general efficient operation of the school in accordance with its policies and procedures
  • Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required

About you:


Experience of working with children is not essential but you should have a calm and patient nature with a mature outlook and the ability to maintain complete confidentiality on all school matters.


Good communication skills with adults, children and young adults are required, as are good literacy and numeracy skills - passes in English and Maths GCSE at A*-C / 4 and above or a Level 2 qualification are desirable and a good working knowledge of ICT is helpful.


Qualifications Required - Grade A-C / 4 or above Maths, English GCSE or Level 2 qualifications are desirable along with a good level of ICT would be helpful.

Keeping Children Safe in Education - KCSIE

You will achieve the full Teaching Assistant framework during your Apprenticeship to cover all aspects of this role. Training is delivered by Bucks Adult Learning over approximately 18 months to 2 years at NVQ Level 3


Other information:


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This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:


  • All unspent convictions and conditional cautions:
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All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to
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guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice
**(see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').
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