Are you looking for a rewarding job that provides your perfect work-life balance? Perhaps you're looking for a career change, or would like to get your foot on the education career ladder? If this sounds like you, then becoming a Level 3 Teaching Assistant via the Department for Education's apprenticeship scheme could be your perfect next step.

What will the apprentice be doing?

• Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners
• Adapt educational communication strategies
• Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy
• Adapt resources to support all learners
• Communicating appropriately with children and young people
• Communicating appropriately with teachers and other school staff
• Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions
• Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders
• Comply with legislation, guidance and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health and safety
• Support the wellbeing and mental health of learners
• Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures
• Apply methods of formative assessment
• Use up-to-date technology safely, to support learning
• Encourage safe use of technology by learners
• Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners. For example, scaffolding, open questioning
• Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners
• Provide feedback to learners

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

This is an opportunity to learn all the skills you need to qualify as a Level 3 Teaching Assistant, within 18 months. You will get guidance and support from apprenticeship experts at Randstad every step of the way. Plus you'll gain on-the-job experience which will put you in a great position to secure permanent work once you qualify. Not only this, but you'll be learning alongside a group of like-minded people, so you'll have a network of support from the word go.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent Maths & English (Grade C/4) essential

Things to consider

This position will involve working with young people and will require a DBS (police) check. You should declare any convictions or cautions at interview; these will not necessarily prevent you from getting the job but should be declared at interview.

This will be a Septemer start date for the new term.

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Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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