Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship within the City of Liverpool College. On the apprenticeship, you will learn how to support individuals and groups of learners in achieving their learning goals across the largest and most diverse vocational curriculum in the city region. The Teaching Assistant Apprentice will be based within the School of Engineering, Green Technologies & Logistics and may support learning across level 1 to advanced level qualifications. This full-time level three apprenticeship also includes the opportunity to progress onto a fully funded teaching qualification following completion of the apprenticeship.
To be appointed to this role, you must meet the apprenticeship learner eligibility requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Guided by your apprenticeship mentor, teachers and assessors, deliver high quality learning by:
- Supporting the planning of learning, learning activities and assessment
- Contributing to the development of learning outcomes and achievement criteria
- Supporting individuals or groups of learners to achieve their learning goals within theory, practical and workplace sessions
- Helping individuals or groups of learners to achieve their learning goals by delivering agreed intervention strategies
- Helping individuals or groups of learners to achieve their learning goals by supporting numeracy and literacy development
- Supporting the assessment of learning by feeding back learner progress to teachers and assessors so that future activities may be modified to more effectively meet learner needs
- Supporting the effective use of technology within theory, practical and workplace sessions
- Promoting and demonstrating effective behaviours for learning
- Liaising with all staff, learners and stakeholders in a professional manner
- Contributing to the planning of learning and learning interventions with relevant stakeholders
- Contributing to the planning of transition and progression activities and events
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential Criteria:
- Level 2 qualification in Maths/numeracy and English/literacy
- Good knowledge of ICT, able to support technology-based learning activities
- Level 4 qualification e.g. Degree or equivalent
- Previous experience in an educational environment
- A personal ambition to develop and progress within Further Education
Desirable Criteria:
- General awareness of safeguarding and equality, diversity and inclusivity
- Ability to build and form good relationships with learners across all college provision
- Ability to utilise strategies to support learners in achieving learning goals
- Ability to complete accurate learner records within college systems and specified timescales
- Ability to provide detailed feedback regarding learner progress and achievement
- Ability to encourage learners to interact with others and engage in activities led by a teacher
Benefits
We really care about our people. As a member of College staff, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, wellbeing services and opportunities for professional development.
These include:
- Generous annual leave - We offer the highest holiday entitlement in the City Region
- Competitive salary - Our salaries are the highest within FE in the City Region
- Access to our Employee Benefits Platform, offering hundreds of discounts and savings
- Wellbeing support - Access to a free, independent and confidential 24 hour counselling support, as well as general wellbeing and lifestyle support through our platform and app
- Pension Scheme - Excellent pension provision, with memberships of Local Government Scheme, Teachers Pension Scheme and Aviva, depending on the role.