Learning Support Assistant Apprenticeship

Skills required:

• Ability and confidence to assist pupils with basic numeracy and literacy in line with learning strategies and national curriculum
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences, i.e. parents, teachers, pupils, other professionals
• Highly organised, flexible and motivated

Personal qualities required:

• An effective communicator - with a wide range of stakeholders
• The ability to demonstrate initiative and energy in pursuit of improved outcomes for children
• The ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to working with children
• Ability to promote fairness and a positive role model to pupils
• A positive record in relation to attendance and punctuality
• Professional, personal and emotional resilience

Safeguarding:

• Suitable to work with children
• The ability to form and maintain appropriate professional relationships and personal boundaries with children
• The ability to maintain a disciplined learning environment and to support effective behaviour management

Qualifications required:

• 4 GSCE’s including Maths and English or equivalent at Grade 4, preferably Grade 5
• Safeguarding (Level 1) training