Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

About the role

We're on the hunt for a superstar to join our team! 🌟 If you're passionate about making a real difference for young people with complex needs, this could be your next big adventure. You'll be working alongside our amazing teachers and a multidisciplinary crew, supporting pupils in the classroom and during chill times. Think of yourself as a key player in creating a positive vibe, helping with communication, keeping behaviour on track, and boosting engagement. Once you're trained, you'll be delivering cool interventions and helping to maintain a supportive space where everyone can thrive. 🚀

What you'll be doing:

• Classroom & Pupil Power-Ups: Team up with the teacher to roll out awesome learning activities and give pupils the personalised support they need. 📚
• Communication Wizardry: Get fluent in using different communication tools like PECS, Makaton, AAC, and visual schedules. 🗣️
• Chill Zone Guru: Be a calm and steady presence, helping pupils navigate their emotions and transitions like a pro. 🧘
• Engagement Ace: Bring lessons to life with sensory tricks, energising movement breaks, and heaps of positive vibes. ✨
• Personal Care Pal: Provide a hand with personal care, eating, and mobility when needed. 🤗
• Therapy & Behaviour Booster: Implement strategies from cool frameworks like the Zones of Regulation. 🚦
• Team Player: Help out with occupational therapy and speech and language therapy goals. 🤝
• Profile Pro: Contribute to developing and updating important documents like EHCPs and behaviour plans. 📝
• Oaklands Advocate: Champion our trauma-informed and autism-friendly approach in everything you do. 💖

Keeping Everyone Safe & Sound:

• Safeguarding Champ: Always stick to Oaklands' safeguarding policies. Your vigilance is key! ✅
• Supervision Squad: Keep a watchful eye during transitions, breaks, and off-site fun. 👀
• Safe Practices: Follow safe handling procedures if trained and needed. 👍
• Well-being Watcher: Monitor how everyone's doing and flag any concerns to the teacher or DSL. 💯

Be the Best You:

• Model The Oaklands Way: Live and breathe respect, honesty, kindness, commitment, and creativity. 🌈
• Collaboration King/Queen: Work like a dream with staff, families, and external pros. 👑
• Growth Mindset: Reflect on your awesome work and jump into CPD and school training. 🌱
• Record Keeper: Keep accurate records and contribute to team meetings. ✍️

Key responsibilities

• Provide direct support to pupils with complex SEND in the classroom and during unstructured times.
• Implement strategies to support communication, behaviour, and engagement.
• Follow safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure pupil well-being.
• Work collaboratively with the class teacher and wider multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to team meetings.

Entry requirements

GCSE in: (English (grade 4), maths (grade 4))