We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant Apprentice. As a team member of the school, you will work under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff to undertake work, care and support programmes, to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.

You need to be organised and have a willingness to study towards an apprenticeship whilst working. 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time + PD days) Monday - Friday. Holidays must be taken during school holiday periods only. 36 hours per week includes staff meetings, training programme and study time.

We expect you to hold qualifications that demonstrate a good level of literacy and numeracy. GCSE Grade A - C/4 or above in English Language and Mathematics is essential. As part of this placement, you will be expected to undertake off the job training., You will study for a Level 3 Early Educator and a package of other qualifications.

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You will study for a Level 3 Teaching Assistant and a package of other qualifications., This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as stated in the person specification.

Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.

At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us.

Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve.

£9.84 per hour for first year, minimum wage for age in second year., Apprenticeship minimum wage applies- currently £9.84 per hour for the first year After the first 12 months the salary will increase to minimum wage per age for apprentices aged over 19 years of age, further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates, In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result.

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our 'guaranteed interview scheme' here

You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here and the Transgender & Non-Binary Inclusion Policy commitments here