Whole School Assistant - Apprentice

As a Whole School Assistant, you will be supporting teachers and pupils with various activities and administrative tasks that facilitate the effective running of the school to the benefit of all stakeholders, ensuring that our children are safe and well.

The Whole School Assistant will be responsible for the following areas:

Classroom support for teachers

• Preparing and maintaining teaching materials, resources and equipment.
• Storing and retrieving this equipment as required.
• Counting pupil work and assisting with displays.
• Undertaking routine clerical duties eg completion of records and reproduction of letters, photocopying and producing class lists.
• Setting up and maintaining equipment and software.

Pupil Support

• Supervising and assisting with cloakroom duties.
• Assisting pupils with personal care and hygiene, including toileting.
• Accompanying unwell pupils to their homes or to the hospital.
• Attending to unwell and injured pupils as necessary.
• Receiving and caring for pupils arriving before school and caring for pupils left under the supervision and guidance of a teacher
• Assisting with the supervision of individuals or groups of pupils under the supervision and guidance of a teacher during lessons, break periods, in the dining room and on school outings.

School support

• Ordering, receiving, cataloguing, issuing, and maintaining equipment and materials.
• Assist with the collection and balance of school monies as appropriate.
• Investigating pupil absence.
• Data input of pupil records into computerised systems.
• Collating pupil reports.
• Producing analyses of attendance figures.
• Producing analyses of test results.
• Administration related to work experience.
• Administration of statutory tests or school assessments.
• Administration support for the cover of absent teachers.
• Taking notes of meetings as required.
• Contribute to the protection of children from abuse (in accordance with the Sheffield LEA Child Protection Procedure).
• Contribute to the health and safety of pupils and other staff in accordance with health and safety regulations and school policy.
• Any other duties that are appropriate to the role.

At least 20% of your working hours per week (equivalent to 1 full day) will be spent training or studying.