All Saints - Year 3 and 4 Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Location: Ysgol yr Holl Saint - All Saints' School, School Hill, Gresford. LL12 8RW
Subject: Teaching Assistant
Hours: 30 hrs per week
Contract: Full Time - Term Time
Salary: £8.60p.h
We are extremely proud of our Church School and visitors to school often comment on the family feeling and ethos as they spend time with us. We currently have around 300 pupils in attendance from Nursery up to Year 6. In addition, we have complete wrap-around care on site which is provided by the Gresford Governors' Clubs and Playgroup.

At All Saints’ School, we recognise the importance of a broad and balanced curriculum and how such a curriculum impacts positively on our pupils' futures. We also place the wellbeing of our pupils at the centre of everything that we do; we firmly believe that children who are happy learn the best. We are defined as a ‘Predominantly English Medium Primary School’ by the Welsh Government. Although English is the main language of daily life, significant emphasis is placed on developing the Welsh language skills of our pupils, staff and wider community. This year we are striving to teach 15% of our curriculum through the medium of Welsh.

Our Values and Mission At All Saints’ School, Gresford, our values of respect, friendship and care are at the fore of everything that we do. They have been developed with our school community, including pupils, staff, parents/carers and Governors. Our school mission statement of “with respect, friendship and care, we learn here and succeed anywhere” is central to everything that we do. We aim to develop a caring, Christian ethos in which effective teaching and learning enables pupils to achieve their full potential.

Duties include:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join our friendly and successful primary school team. You will be working within the Year 3 and 4 department within this school.

As a teaching assistant you will support teachers and help children with their educational and social development, both in and out of the classroom.

Job roles will include:

Working within a primary school full-time as a Teaching Assistant
Supporting pupils with their numeracy
Supporting pupils with their literacy
Supporting pupils with their ICT skills
Supporting pupils with their digital skills
Supporting creative and play to learn activities
Supporting pupils with additional learning needs (ALN)
Supporting pupils with the above needs on a 1-to-1 basis
Be involved in displays and preparing resources
Helping children who need extra support to complete tasks
Understand the safeguarding and behaviour policy and their role within these policies
Working with children within Year 3 and 4
Supporting a teacher in various roles within the classroom
Ability to conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times

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JOB REQUIREMENTS

Essential Criteria:

An eagerness to learn more about becoming a Teaching Assistant
A passion for working with children
Possess relevant qualities including patience and communication
Ability to listen and learn from more experienced staff
Any previous experience working with children
Any previous experience with special educational needs (SEN)
Strong English & Mathematics
Communicational skills relevant to both children and adults
Competent skills in numeracy, literacy and ICT
Ability to self-manage and organise own time
Personal qualities

Reliable
Smart appearance
Professional attitude
A level of maturity with working in a school environment will be required
Ambitious and hard working
Desire to be a positive role model to young people