Teaching Assistant Apprentice - Performing Arts

About the College:

The City of Liverpool College is the largest further education college in the Liverpool City Region. With more than 600 members of staff, hundreds of courses, five campuses and over 10,000 students, we are at the forefront of education in our region.

We proudly scored GOOD in our 2024 OFSTED inspection, with several areas graded outstanding. Ofsted described our student experience as “transformative and life-enhancing”.

We’re committed to supporting every student to achieve and progress with the skills and expertise they need for their next step. We couldn’t do this without the people who make this happen every day – our brilliant staff.

The Role

As a teaching assistant your primary responsibility will be to support the teaching staff in creating effective and stimulating learning opportunities for all students. You will work closely with students to support them in achieving their academic and personal goals.

You will help to supervise and motivate students, working closely with individuals or small groups to provide additional support. You may also be required to assist with classroom management, including maintaining a safe and orderly learning environment.

Overall, we welcome applications from candidates who are passionate about education and supporting student success. While experience working as a teaching assistant is preferred, we also welcome applications from individuals who are looking to gain experience in this role.  

The City of Liverpool College are a living wage paying employer accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignments, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age adhering to the requirements of Equality Act 2010.

As part of our positive action measures to increase equality, diversity and inclusion at The College, we offer guaranteed interviews to individuals who meet all the essential criteria whilst having declared they have a disability or are from a minority background.

The college also follow a blind shortlisting process.

The City of Liverpool College Group serves 12,000 learners each year from a diverse variety of backgrounds. With state-of-the-art facilities, TEF Silver status for Higher Education provision, the College is home to ground breaking innovation and involved in a wide variety of exciting new developments across the city.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all required DFE pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including Enhanced DBS Disclosure including a Barred List Check.