Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

4 weeks ago


Shifnal, United Kingdom Acorn Education and Care Full time

**Full Job Description**:
**_How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?_**

**_ Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent)._**

**_ If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG_**

Become a Teaching Assistant Apprentice at Higford School part of Options Autism

**o £17,000 - £18,732 per annum**
**o Term time only hours 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday**

Options Higford is a DfE registered school and OFSTED rated pupils’ home offering a purpose-built service specially designed to meet the educational and development needs of the pupils in our care. Set in 28 acres of rolling Shropshire countryside, we provide a caring, structured and homely environment for our pupils. We are within commuting distance of Shifnal, Telford, Dudley, Stourbridge, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Cannock, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Stone, Stoke and surrounding towns.

Higford School is based in Shropshire, West Midlands.

**The opportunity**

We have an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice to join Higford School to complete a recognised Teaching Assistant Level 3 Qualification whilst also learning to work within a school environment and have a real impact on pupil’s lives. Join an amazing team making our schools and classrooms supportive, enriching places where vulnerable pupils and young people achieve far more than they ever expected.

Learners will build an advanced understanding of how to provide quality teaching and how to influence and support learners. Some of the areas of development include:

- Contributing to the implementation of learning activities
- Evaluating the performance of lesson plans and how to improve for the future
- Working independently in teaching group and individual activities
- Working in partnership with teachers to help support and deliver lesson plans and objectives

**Entry Requirements**

Higford School will support you through your qualification alongside Busy Bees Training Provider and you will have a dedicated mentor within school.

If you cannot provide certificates for Maths and English, you will be asked to complete your Functional Skills Maths and English as part of the apprenticeship.

You will be expected to do some ‘off-the-job (OJT) training, and you will be asked to do 20% of your contracted working hours undertaking this training. Your OJT must be relevant to the apprenticeship standard and will be supported by our school to provide you with new knowledge, skills and behaviours required for the role.

**Why join Options Autism?**
- We are a values-driven organisation that puts people first
- Develop great experience, skills and understanding of a variety of complex needs
- We provide continuous professional development to take your career further
- Funded Apprenticeship
- Our Your Wellbeing Matters initiative provides total support
- Our Employees Rewards Hub offers great rewards such as discount vouchers and discounted Gym Memberships
**o £17,000 - £18,732 per annum**
**o Term time only hours 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday**

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- **_You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy._



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