Teaching Assistant (2 posts)

Teaching Assistant (2 posts)

£12,500 per annum including SEN Allowance

Hours per week: 26 hours per week, term time only

Contract Type: Permanent

Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Trust

The Hive College

Perry Common Road

Erdington

Birmingham

B23 7AT

Telephone Number: 0121 303 4800

Email Address: business@hivecollege.org.uk

Job Start Date: As soon as possible

The Hive College provides a vocational curriculum for learners from 19 to 25 years with high needs

such as physical and learning difficulties and sensory impairments. We offer three individualised study programmes for students with PMLD, SLD, MLD and ASD. As part of the on-going development of a highly successful Independent Specialist College, we have a vacancy for a Teaching Assistant to join our team of professional and dedicated people. Our students are delightful, work hard and are keen to learn and the college is a very happy and positive working environment. We have a comprehensive induction programme and friendly and very supportive staff along with excellent facilities and a superb environment to support teaching and learning.

We constantly strive for excellence, seeking innovative and collaborative ways of delivering the curriculum and therefore any person appointed will be a highly committed and enthusiastic professional.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a strong candidate to support teaching and learning within our College. The role is varied and will include classroom support, mentoring, pastoral care and assisting with the physical care of our pupils as and when required. We are looking for an adaptable, flexible and resourceful individual with excellent communication and written skills, with high expectations of learning and behaviour.

The right candidate will have:

• have an NVQ Level 2 childcare related qualification (or equivalent) plus minimum GCSE English and Maths Grade C and above (or equivalent)

• have a good understanding of how students learn and develop in education

• be able to support the class teacher in meeting the needs of all students, including mentoring, pastoral care and assisting with the physical care of students as and when required

• be able to work with individuals and small groups of students

• have excellent communication and written skills with high expectations of learning and behaviour

• support students in the workplace and whilst out in the community

The above 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 these roles.

Closing Date: 4 February 2022, 12:00 midday

For further information and to access to our online application form, please visit our career website

Please note Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to be paid by the successful candidate (approx. £57). If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Rehabilitation of offenders: 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.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

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; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.