Job Title: Apprentice Teaching Assistant - Level 2 Salary: Salary is £19,600 per yearClosing Date: 2025-07-16About the Role Are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their best? Would you like to start a rewarding career in education while gaining a recognised qualification? Join us as a Level 2 Apprentice Teaching Assistant and make a real difference in the classroom! As a Level 2 Apprentice Teaching Assistant, you’ll work alongside experienced staff to support teaching and learning across a range of subjects and age groups. You will: Assist with the preparation of learning materials and classroom activities Support pupils individually or in small groups Help maintain a positive, inclusive, and safe learning environment Provide additional support to pupils with special educational needs or English as an additional language Take part in training and reflective learning as part of your apprenticeship programme You’ll receive mentoring from experienced professionals and time to complete your studies towards the Level 2 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship qualification. What You Will Do As a Level 2 Apprentice Teaching Assistant, you will: Support the classroom teacher with the delivery of lessons and activities Work with individual pupils and small groups to support learning and engagement Assist with setting up learning resources and tidying the classroom Provide support for pupils with additional needs, helping them access the curriculum Encourage positive behaviour and help maintain a safe, inclusive classroom environment Supervise pupils during break and lunchtimes, if required Take part in staff meetings, training sessions, and reviews Complete coursework and assessments for your apprenticeship programme with the support of a dedicated mentor and training provider About You genuine interest in working with children or young people Good communication and interpersonal skills Patience, resilience, and a positive attitude A commitment to learning and developing professionally GCSEs in English and Maths (or willingness to work towards them) Benefits The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:Annual leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidaysCurriculum support and business support: 37 days plus bank holidaysPension schemes with generous employer contributions Teachers’ Pension SchemeLocal Government Pension SchemePeople’s Pension SchemeCPD opportunities: Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles. About Us Keighley College has excellent modern facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state-of-the-art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections.Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Keighley College.SAFEGUARDING At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.RECRUITMENT AGENCIES We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly. We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies. We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.