Vacancy Apprentice Teaching Assistant in T Level Health
Vacancy overview
Code: 1000328299
Gateway College seeks an enthusiastic Apprentice Teaching Assistant for T Level Health. Gain hands-on experience in classrooms and simulated health settings, supporting students in developing clinical skills. A great opportunity to start a career in education and healthcare with support from experienced staff.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with teachers to conduct enjoyable, inclusive, and engaging clinical skills and practical scenario based lessons, while supervising and supporting students to ensure their safety, learning and development.
- Assist teachers in planning and executing learning activities, both within and outside the classroom and health suite for example external visits.
- Support students’ social needs by promoting and modelling positive behaviour.
- Work alongside teachers to monitor individual progress, achievements, and development, aiming to help students reach their highest potential.
- Contribute to the delivery of additional support to support learners development and progress
- Establish positive and professional communication with teachers and students to build a strong rapport and ensure collaborative support for students.
Technical skills:
You will provide efficient technical service, ensuring optimal organisation, maintenance, and preparation of teaching/assessment spaces/equipment. You will use and support simulator technologies, digital recordings and uploads such as filming and assist students and academic staff before, during and after practical and theoretical teaching sessions, handle routine cleaning regarding the simulators and set up and setting down of scenarios and maintenance, and order consumables. related to the health suite and the T level programme
This involves:
- Manage simulated environment scenarios as directed by the teacher setting up and setting down equipment to ensure the effective maintenance of all simulated models/mannikins and clinical equipment with particular focus on the health suite and clinical room
- Ensure the effective maintenance and performance of all simulated models/mannikins
- Ensure the effective maintenance of all clinical equipment
- Work with college health, safety and maintenance team to ensure effective maintenance of all clinical equipment to ensure the safety of the department
- To support the teacher in the delivery and supervision of simulated scenarios as directed
- To support individual and or small groups of students to develop non-invasive clinical skills e.g. moving and handling, physiological measurement such as blood pressure recording
Requirements and prospects
Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer. Additional training will be provided to include mental health, safeguarding and care. Gateway College are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates who are offered a role with us will be subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks which will include a DBS enhanced check and checks with past employers.
Desired skills and personal qualities:
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About the employer
Gateway College
Gateway College is a Sixth Form College, specialising in the education and progression of 16-19 year olds. We have a strong reputation in supporting our students with the change from secondary school to sixth form and for challenging our students to achieve more than they ever hoped. Starting with our expert advice and guidance. We offer a broad range of courses from Entry Level to Level 3, Academic and Vocational, designed to meet student needs. These are delivered by experienced and well qualified subject specialists who will focus on providing a quality learning experience. We work with students to remove any barriers to success and deliver skills and experiences which go beyond the classroom. Our results are good with many of our courses in the top 10% nationally for both achievement and value added, some are number 1. We are delighted that our strengths have been recognised by OfSTED who visited us in October 2019 and graded the college as Good.