Teaching Assistant Apprentice at St Wilfrid's Primary School

An exciting opportunity has become available in the S7 area of Sheffield for a Teaching Assistant Apprentice. At St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, supporting the class teacher in a primary school class, including supporting children with additional needs as required. Working towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship.

• Supporting children on a 1:1 or group basis
• Supervise and support pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
• Provide pastoral support to pupils within the school environment
• Set challenging and high expectations and promote self-esteem and independence
• Work with teachers to create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with school policy, and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
• Provide clerical/admin support, e.g. photocopying, filing, creating resources, creating displays etc.
• Provide regular feedback to pupils and class teachers, and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work
• Be aware of and comply with school policies and procedures, particularly in relation to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, and reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the school
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
• Assist with supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school, and at lunchtime
• Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required

Teaching Assistant Level 3.

As part of your apprenticeship, you will be required to attend Sheffield College on a weekly day release.