Teaching Assistant Apprentice

3 weeks ago

Kettering, United Kingdom Inspire ATA Full time

**Overview**

Wren Spinney Community School is a special school meeting the educational needs of pupils, from 11 -18 years of age, with complex needs, learning difficulties, autism, visual impairment and multi-sensory impairment. We educate pupils with the aim of developing their communication, self-help, independence and social skills. You will support the provision of a high quality educational experience for all students, including provision for health, safety and welfare.

**Duties**

To support the provision of a high quality educational experience for all students, including provision for health, safety and welfare in line with current pay and conditions document and National Standards for Teaching Assistants.

**Support for Pupils**:

- Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
- Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes, including toileting, washing, dressing, eating, individual feeding programmes
- Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
- To assist, where appropriate, integration links and community skills
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
- Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher
- Use ICT effectively to support learning
- In partnership with the appropriate therapists, have a significant role in the implementation of individual therapy programmes.

**Support for Teachers**:

- Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work
- To be a team member managing a consistent approach when working with pupils with challenging behaviours
- Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals
- Assist with the planning of learning activities
- Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed
- Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupil’s achievement, progress, problems etc.
- Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
- Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers
- Provide clerical/admin support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, money, administer coursework etc.

**Support for The Curriculum**:

- Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses
- Undertake programmes linked to local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, KS3, early years, recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher
- Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
- Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use
- Participate in swimming sessions as required and act as a lifeguard within the sessions if suitably qualified and as requested
- Become familiar with and employ the communication styles used throughout the school
- If a qualified driver, drive the school minibus following a driver’s assessment, as and when appropriate. (Please note - no person should be compelled to drive the minibus against their wishes)

**You will gain**:

- Level 3 Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools
- Employment Rights and Responsibilities
- Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
- Increased mastery of the critical stages of child and adolescent development
- Enhance understanding of the types of influences that can affect this development
- Become fully adept in supporting teachers with the planning of activities, as well as creating own activity plans
- Evaluation of personal performance in relation to supporting literacy, numeracy, and ICT if required
- Amplify knowledge of safeguarding and emergency procedures
- Understand legislation with regard to confidentiality, data protection, and information sharing
- Functional skills if needed

**Desired skills and personal qualities**:

- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience

**Qualifications**
- GCSE or equivalent English (Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) desirable
- GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) desirable

**What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?**

**Benefits**
- Eligible for an NUS card for discounts in shops and restaurants
- Eligible for an apprenticeship o

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