Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Level 3 Teaching Assistant

GR3 pro rata – £23,194 to £29,439 pro rata. Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay

Equity Review.

Hours per week: 34 per week, term time only

Contract type: Fixed Term for 1 year

Elms Farm Junior and Infant School

Dorncliffe Avenue

Birmingham

B33 0PJ

Telephone Number: 0121 464 4634

Email Address: EBAXTER@ELMSFARM.ORG

Required as soon as possible

2x G3 Teaching Assistant Vacancies-initially a 1 year fixed contract

We are looking for two teaching assistants to join our fantastic team.

-Post 1 to work closely with our experienced SENDCo to deliver interventions and support our SEND provision.

-Post 2 to work initially within Early Years or Key Stage 1

This is an exciting opportunity to join a happy school, rated ‘Good’ in September 2021.

We are looking for:

• a passionate and motivated practitioner with experience in delivering interventions and supporting pupils a team player with good communication skills a dedication to ongoing professional development a caring practitioner with an awareness of the importance of holistic development experience in supporting pupils with SEND needs, Early Years or Key Stage 1 a practitioner with good organisational skills, able to work with initiative

We can offer:

• a school focussed on ambitious futures for our children, community support, equality and achievement for all. a highly motivated and supportive team personalised professional development a supportive management team happy, motivated children who are excited to learn

Please look at our website for further information about our school, our ethos, and values

and contact the school office on 0121 464 4634 to arrange a visit to see us in action.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Closing date: 23 October 2023, midday

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification and complete the online application and monitoring forms.

Applications should be sent to recruitment@elmsfarm.org

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check (where applicable) Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. 

BCC is a Living Wage employer.