Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 2

The Mercian Trust; Pelsall; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship program

Health plan (UK)

Cycle to work

Discounts Eden Red

Blue Light Card

CPD opportunities

Job summary

Oakwood School, part of The Mercian Trust, seeks two Apprentice Teaching Assistants Level 2 to work with children aged 3–15 with complex needs. You will support learning, assist staff, and follow safeguarding practices while building ICT and classroom skills.

Reporting to the Head of School, you’ll develop professionally in a nurturing environment that values progression, teamwork and high standards of attendance and conduct.

Qualifications

• Be fully supportive of the inclusive ethos of the school.
• Be willing to learn and develop through the Apprenticeship Level 2.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with children.
• Follow safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Maintain an excellent health and attendance record.
• Have sound ICT skills and be adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Support learning activities and assist in classrooms under supervision.
• Help pupils with tasks and manage materials to support progression.
• Collaborate with teachers to monitor progress and reporting.
• Maintain safe, welcoming learning environment.
• Demonstrate punctuality and professional conduct.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Organisational skills

Punctuality

Health & attendance

Willingness to learn

Adaptable

Safeguarding awareness

ICT skills

Equal opportunities

Job description

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey within an educational community that values increasing opportunities, improving outcomes for our students. We are looking for two Apprentice Teaching Assistants Level 2 to join our team. Reporting to the Head of School you will undertake

• Be fully supportive of the inclusive ethos of the school


• Be willing to learn


• Be a positive role model in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance


• Have the ability to organise and prioritise your own workload whilst working alone or as part of a team


• Give attention to detail


• Have the capacity, drive, passion and energy to succeed


• Hold yourself to high personal standards


• Have excellent communication skills


• Be committed to helping and supporting children from all backgrounds


• Follow safeguarding and child protection procedures including the ability to handle confidential information


• Have an excellent health and attendance record.


• Have an adaptable and professional approach to the responsibilities of the post


• Have an understanding of and commitment to the equal opportunities policy


• Have sound ICT skill

Oakwood School is a specialist provision for children and young people aged 3 - 15 years with complex educational needs. The school is commissioned for 267 places (September 2025).

We pride ourselves in providing a safe, stimulating and nurturing learning environment where we help our pupils to learn in bespoke and innovative ways to ensure optimum progression.

Our highly qualified staff coupled with our forward-thinking approach to resources and technology, allow learners to communicate and participate in the world around them.

We promote a wide range of high-quality learning experiences, catering for all learning styles so that no learner is ever left behind.

At Oakwood everyone is valued and treated with respect and is encouraged to be the best they can possibly be.

Our Vision

At Oakwood School we are nurtured to grow and flourish.

We promote a culture of positivity, ambition and resilience through pupil centred learning to engage, motivate and empower learners in all areas of their lives.

Learners are at the heart of our school. Together with their families, we foster strong supportive teams around them to build on strengths and overcome barriers, embracing creativity, innovation and technology.

Pay range: Apprenticeship Rates

For full details of the post please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Why The Mercian Trust?

As one Trust we share a common purpose. We call it our social mobility and social justice mission to change our communities through the very best equitable education. When we get this right, it enables our children and young people to fulfil their potential, thrive in the world of work, and make a positive contribution to the local, national and international community. Our recent achievements include:

• Sustainable Growth - becoming one of the largest and most diverse trusts in the region


• Social Mobility & Social Justice - National recognition for the Trust's two selective grammar schools who the most successful on the number of local disadvantaged students passing the entrance and joining the schools


• Increasing Opportunities - Opening brand-new purpose-built campus in Walsall Town Centre including an alternative provision for students at risk at permanent exclusion from mainstream schools alongside a Digital Skills Hub to provide professionals and employers


• Pioneering Spirit - National recognition for pioneering work around youth mental health, including establishing an in-house multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and allied health professionals delivering interventions and providing support to vulnerable students


• Outward Looking - Organising and hosting the region's first Youth Suicide Conference (2023) and Youth Violence Conference (2024) at Villa Park


• Innovation and Improvement - A multi-million-pound investment in the digital infrastructure of Trust schools and our Digital Skills Hub underpinning the ongoing transformation of how staff teach, students learn, leaders lead and the whole Trust operates in readiness for the AI-supercharged careers and workplaces of the future.

Want to be a part of something extraordinary? Find out more.

What can we offer you:

Benefits:

• Financial, Health and Lifestyle


• discounts on everyday purchases (Eden Red)


• a comprehensive free of charge health plan (UK Health Care)


• a cycle to work scheme via Halfords


• Access to the Blue Light Card


• For further benefits including education sector leading CPD.

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.