ROLE: Apprentice Teaching Assistant - Early Years SCHOOL: Bishop Aldhelm’s CE Primary School HOURS: 30 hours per week, Term time only SALARY: £7.55 per hour CLOSING DATE: 18 May 2025,midday INTERVIEW DATE: 21 May 2025 START DATE: 1 September 2025 If you are looking to develop your skills and experience in the education sector, this could provide the ideal first step in your career. This post provides an exciting opportunity to work in a supported learning environment to develop skills and knowledge whilst completing a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship over a period of 18 months with dedicated training time. The successful candidate will undertake personal development through training and other learning activities, including performance management and effective engagement and completion of Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship. This will entail professional development in all 3 areas of the apprenticeship to ensure the knowledge, skills and behaviours meet the national standard. In return you will receive the necessary training and support from the School in the form of on and off the job training and mentoring. ‘life – enhancing opportunities’ SIAMS 2023 'harmonious school of which the community is proud’ Ofsted 2022 ‘an exciting and creative curriculum’ SIAMS 2023 ‘high expectations’ Ofsted 2022 ‘It’s not a school – it’s a family’ - Parent Voice 11/24 If you have an interest and motivation to develop your skills and experience in the education sector, possess good communication, organisational and IT skills, and a positive attitude along with a commitment to successfully complete an apprenticeship, we would be pleased to hear from you. It is essential that the successful candidate has GCSEs Grade C or above in English and Maths or Functional Skills in English and Maths. Visits to the school are warmly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the Headship Team via the school office on 01202 715100. Further Information JOB/PERSON SUMMARY: You will need to: • Be creative in your approach • Work well as part of a team as well as independently and be able to use your initiative • Have excellent communication skills with children, staff and parents • Have experience with working with children with additional needs. We have a very focused curriculum aimed to achieve high standards. We are looking to recruit colleagues who could enhance our provision and who are committed to making the ‘school experience’ engaging, enjoyable and meaningful for primary – aged children. In February 2022 OFSTED judged our school to be Good, confirming all judgements from our July 2015inspection. In November 2023 we received a very successful SIAMS Inspection. At Bishop Aldhelm's our vision is ‘Loved By God; United in Learning.' Loved by God reflects our theological underpinning with our vision centred on Psalm 23. 'The Lord is our shepherd, we have everything we need. 'is the foundation of our Bishop Aldhelm's values of love, courage, unity and inspiration. United in Learning reflects our educational underpinning. As with 'Loved By God', 'United in Learning' applies to all members of our school community. As a staff team, we work towards 5 pillars that enhance our professional culture: effective communication, culture of challenge, everyone's a learner, collective responsibility, psychological safety. By focusing on these 5 pillars throughout our practice, we benefit the learning and experiences for all at Bishop Aldhelm's. If you are ready for a new challenge and enjoy working with an organisation where no day will be the same, then please apply About Us HET is a large, fast-paced Trust with currently 37 academies across the South Coast. Linked to 6 community based partnerships, there are 33 primary academies, 2 secondary and 1 hospital school. ‘All about the Child’ At HET, we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do. We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children. ‘What about Sam’ Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child. By asking ourselves ‘What about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our pupils at the heart of our decision making. WE CAN OFFER YOU: • Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes • In-house Teaching School • An individual induction programme supported by a mentor • Networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff • Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme • Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service • Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met) • Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy • Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages • Access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup • Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the job description and complete the application form which can be found at www.hamwic.org and return to [email protected] Where applicable, potential candidates may benefit from a tour of the school. Please note, any candidates requesting a tour will be asked for their current place of work which will allow the school to verify, where possible, the name and place of work given. Potential candidates will be asked to bring their current school ID and/or photographic ID as proof when they visit the school for a tour. Successful candidates will be subject to online searches. SAFEGUARDING: All schools within HET are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employmentchecks.11.24 THE GREENWAY PARTNERSHIP The Greenway Partnership is part of an umbrella Trust called the Hamwic Education Trust. At the Hamwic Education Trust we offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education. We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people. We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders. Our staff have opportunities to work on cross phase projects and to work in other schools within the Trust in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills