Teaching Assistant Apprentice – Our Lady and St Swithin’s

Support for Pupils:

• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
• Deal with the personal care and comfort of pupils as required in relation to welfare, health, hygiene, toileting, dressing, feeding, mobility and administering of medicines
• Establish good working relationships with pupils acting as a role model
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils, self-esteem and independence
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance and direction of the teacher
• Support the use of specialist equipment and procedures including moving and handling, to meet a child’s individual needs
• Respond to pupils’ minor medical problems, administering basic first aid where appropriately trained

Support for the Teacher:

• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment in accordance with lesson plans
• In liaison with the teacher, utilise strategies to support pupils in achieving learning goals
• Assist with the display of children’s work
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievements and progress in an agreed format
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy
• Provide clerical/administrative support (e.g. photocopying, word processing, filing, collecting money, etc.)
• Undertake routine tests and invigilate exams, and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work
• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers
• Undertake pupil record keeping as requested
• To contribute to the review of pupils’ needs
• Be involved in the planning, development and implementation of programmes of support for pupils with special educational needs
• To escort pupils as necessary and assist in movement around the school

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to upskill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship standard, which includes:

• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Business Administrator L3 Apprenticeship Standard
• Functional skills in maths and English if required
• This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.

Opportunity to work towards further qualifications.