Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3

Briarwood is a Bristol School committed to providing high quality education, care and life experiences for children and young people aged 3-19 with Severe and Profound Learning Difficulties, Complex Needs, Autism and Sensory Impairment. The school is based on 3 sites across East-Central Bristol and is made up of Briarwood Infants, Juniors, Secondary, Sixth Form and The Nexus (a specialist centre for pupils with Behaviours that challenge).

30 hours a week with a day release to college, exact hours to be agreed between the apprentice and their manager. 30 hours a week1 year 9 monthsCommunication skills, Customer care skills, Initiative, Non judgemental, Patience, Skills of empathy, listening, communication and responding with appropriate language to build rapport with children from a variety of ages, abilities and backgrounds, Aptitude to develop a knowledge of the role within an education environment, Ability to demonstrate effective working with individual pupils and small groups under the direction and supervision of a qualified teacher, An awareness of child protection and safeguarding, The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice and information in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4 and above)
• Maths (grade 4 and above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Customer care skills
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements

• Skills of empathy, listening, communication and responding with appropriate language to build rapport with children from a variety of ages, abilities and backgrounds
• Aptitude to develop a knowledge of the role within an education environment
• Ability to demonstrate effective working with individual pupils and small groups under the direction and supervision of a qualified teacher
• An awareness of child protection and safeguarding
• The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice and information in accurate spoken English is essential for the post
• You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS)

English (grade 4 and above), Maths (grade 4 and above), Communication skills, Customer care skills, Initiative, Non judgemental, Patience, Skills of empathy, listening, communication and responding with appropriate language to build rapport with children from a variety of ages, abilities and backgrounds, Aptitude to develop a knowledge of the role within an education environment, Ability to demonstrate effective working with individual pupils and small groups under the direction and supervision of a qualified teacher, An awareness of child protection and safeguarding, The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice and information in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

As well as ensuring full competency as a Teaching Assistant, this standard provides a foundation for potential progression into a number of career paths in the Educational sector, including Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Assistant Teacher and Teacher.