Teaching Assistant

Yarnfield Primary School

Yarnfield Road

Birmingham

B11 3PJ

Telephone Number: 0121 693 0362

Email Address: recruitment@summitlearningtrust.org.uk

Job Start Date: as soon as possible

32.5 hours per week, term time only

Do you want to work in a school that values and celebrates diversity? Do you believe that every child has the right to the highest possible standards in their education? Are you ambitious and aspirational?

We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, dedicated and hardworking Teaching Assistant to join our team at Yarnfield Primary. Applicants should have at least NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent. You should also have an artistic flair, someone who can transform our displays in the classrooms to engage our children to learn and also in the corridor so that our creative subjects can come to life!

As a Teaching Assistant you will be responsible for a small group of children, carrying out all related duties. The successful candidate will have proven experience of working with young people, ideally from a primary setting. You will also have excellent communication skills with children, parents and professionals and a sound knowledge and understanding of effective teaching and learning.

Are you our newest recruit? Are you ready to really make a difference and join us on our journey?

For a full description of the role and person specification, please see the accompanying documents.

About us

Yarnfield Primary School is a three form entry primary school with a 52 place nursery, serving a diverse community in south Birmingham. Our school is on an exciting journey whose recent improvements have been recognised by OFSTED. Our aim, drive and ambition is to provide the children with real, purposeful high quality learning experiences

which inspire and motivate them in achieving their very best.

About the Trust

https://www.summitlearningtrust.org.uk/

Why work for us?

The Trust offers:

• a strong focus on staff care and wellbeing

• high quality training and support in and across academies

• a clear career pathway

• employee assistance programme

• employee discount schemes

Closing Date: 23 May 2022, 12 midday

For an application pack and further information about all our vacancies please visit the trust website

Interviews will be held shortly afterwards.

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.

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.