Advanced Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy
Kent
- £17,856 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 2 July 2023
Job overview
Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship (SEN)
PARKWOOD HALL CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
Parkwood Hall aims to provide an outstanding learning environment which challenges students to achieve success. The core learning values which are at the centre of the curriculum focus upon developing the students' resilience and ability to make informed life choices. Willingness to be flexible and support school-wide activities. You will support the students with their learning and support the teacher with the organisation of the class, including admin, resources and display.
Apprenticeship summary
Annual wage
£17,856
Included in pay is holiday pay. health cash plan. subsidised lunch meal. free hot drinks and snacks.
Working week
Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5:00pm Friday 8.30 am to 2.00 pm Term-time + 2 weeks (41 weeks).
Total hours per week: 36 hours a week
Expected duration
18 Months
Apprenticeship level
Advanced
Level 3 (A level)
What will the apprentice be doing?
· Support the students with their learning
· Support the teacher with the organisation of the class, including admin, resources and display
· Support the direct work with small groups of students under the direction of the teacher
What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
Training Provider: BROMLEY COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
On programme Training:
· Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard
· Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English
· Institute of Apprenticeship Certificate
End-Point Assessment:
· Practical observation with questions & answers
· Professional discussion supported by a portfolio of evidence
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
· Further progression may well be available in other areas within our sector, upon successful completion of Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship.
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills and personal qualities
· Communication skills
· IT skills
· Attention to detail
· Organisation skills
· Problem solving skills
· Administrative skills
· Number skills
· Logical
· Team working
· Creative
· Initiative
· Non judgemental
· Patience
· Physical fitness
· Understand equal opportunities
· Good relationship building
· Motivated
· Reliable
Qualifications
· GCSE or equivalent Maths and English (Grade 9-4 (A*-C)) essential
Things to consider
You will be required to do an enhanced DBS for this position. You may also be required to participate in extended day and holiday clubs.
About the employer
Special needs day & residential school for 8–18-year-olds.
Employer
PARKWOOD HALL CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
Address
· Parkwood Hall Cooperative Academy Beechenlea Lane
· Swanley
· Kent
· BR8 8DR
Attached documents
About Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy
Mission Statement: growth through personal and social development
Parkwood Hall Special Needs School converted to a Co-operative Academy in 2015 to secure our independent future, having first become Foundation Trust School in 2014. We are now in the fortunate position of owning our buildings and the 78 acres of wood and parkland in which our school is set on the outskirts of Swanley.
We are ideally situated just off the junction of the M25 and the M20 and are able to offer both day and residential places to students from the London Boroughs, Kent and the South East of England. Our places are in demand and we are currently over-subscribed. We have the capacity to increase the number of places offered through careful planning and development.
Our school admits children with significant learning disabilities and a variety of additional needs. Although we are improving the accessibility of our buildings and grounds, we are not yet able to fully meet the needs of students who rely on wheels for their mobility. Our small classes of around 6-8 students mostly learn in large classrooms in the main building with plenty of opportunity for outdoor learning, and access to our two Forest School sites. We employ a diverse team of therapists who work with our teachers to accelerate learning. All our students benefit from a free school lunch, cooked on site by our catering team.
Our buildings are mainly Victorian, we started out as a Convalescent Home in 1892, with a market garden growing produce for the residents, and the original house in the grounds becoming the Nurses’ Home. Some of our staff currently live on site here now. We also have a boarding house in the grounds and a gatehouse, as well as many other outhouses, and even a derelict old laundry deep in the woods!
Our calm nurturing ethos, and our well supported staff create a great environment in which to learn. Our Ofsted judgements are good and our parents are our strongest supporters. Here are some quotes from the latest parental survey:
“The school meets his needs, and has allowed him to calm down, know he is safe, and start to
grow into the young man I am so proud of today.”
“It has literally been the happiest he has ever been in school. This has had such a positive effect
on him and on us as a family as a whole, helping to keep us together. “
“The first time I have not had to worry about him when he is not with family, because Parkwood had become a second family to him. “
“We have daily contact book and PEP, school review and phone contact”
“My daughter is respected and well looked after by every member of staff”
Whilst we are a stand alone Academy we take our co-operative values very seriously. They are Self-Responsibility, Self-Help, Equality, Solidarity, Democracy, and Equity. In addition, our ethical values are Honesty, Openness, Social Responsibility and Caring for Others. We are on the look out for ways in which we can co-operate for educational and social purpose.
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