Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Level: 3
Employer: SEE (OLDHAM) CIC
Location: Welbeck Street South
Join SEE Oldham as a Teaching Assistant Apprentice working towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification. You will support learners with a range of social, emotional and educational needs, including 1-to-1 support once qualified.
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
Expected start date: 16/05/2026
Hours per week: 35 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
- Supporting learners within small group and 1-to-1 situations as your skills develop
- Assisting teachers in delivering personalised learning activities across core subjects and vocational options
- Contributing to the development and implementation of individual support plans
- Encouraging positive behaviour and emotional self-regulation through structured approaches
- Building respectful and supportive relationships with learners, staff and families
- Supporting learners’ emotional wellbeing and social development
- Helping prepare classroom resources and learning environments
- Observing, recording and reporting on learner progress to teachers and tutors
- Supporting transitions within the day and aiding engagement in core and vocational curriculum areas
SEE’s curriculum emphasises personalised learning pathways including emotional literacy and life skills as well as academic and vocational choices suited to each learner’s needs.
About employer
SEE Oldham is a small, nurturing educational setting dedicated to providing highly personalised learning experiences that meet the unique needs of each learner. The curriculum is designed around developing emotional literacy, life-skills and core academic knowledge while building confidence and resilience in learners with a range of Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.
Staff work closely with learners to ensure individual success through tailored programmes, pastoral support and creative and vocational opportunities. As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you’ll be part of a supportive team making a real difference in the lives of young people.
Teaching Assistant Level 3:
- Structured workplace learning and coaching
- Development of strategies to support learners with additional needs
- Safeguarding, behaviour management and professional practice development
- Teaching Assistant roles within SEE Oldham
- Progression to Level 4 Higher Teaching Assistant or SEND specialist roles
- Further professional development in education support
Upon successful completion, opportunities may include:
Full-time employment? Possible, subject to school needs and performance.
Progression Opportunities Identified? - Yes - HLTA or specialist support pathways.
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Patience
