Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Level: 3


Employer: SEE (OLDHAM) CIC


Location: ARGENT HOUSE

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

Your duties will include:

  • 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.

  • weighting: Essential
  • qualificationType: GCSE
  • subject: English
  • grade: 4

  • Structured workplace learning and coaching
  • Development of strategies to support learners with additional needs
  • Safeguarding, behaviour management and professional practice development

    Upon successful completion, opportunities may include:

    • Teaching Assistant roles within SEE Oldham
    • Progression to Level 4 Higher Teaching Assistant or SEND specialist roles
    • Further professional development in education support

    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

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Duration: 18 months

Expected start date: 28/3/2022

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: 146.25 (weekly)

Job role includes

  • Explore what an apprenticeship is and how they work.
  • Understand what it means to be an apprentice.
  • Discover different apprenticeship types, get application hints and tips, and apply for vacancies.

About employer

Employer description

  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills