Experienced Qualified Level 2 SEN Teaching Assistant(s)

Experienced Qualified Level 2 SEN Teaching Assistant(s)

£12.50 to £15.00 per hour

Hours: Part Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Birmingham Independent College

Albert Hall

Witton Road

Aston

Birmingham

B6 5NU

Telephone Number: 0121 507 0904

Email Address: info@bicollege.org

Job Start Date: 04/09/2022

Birmingham Independent College (BIC) is an independent education provision awarded Ofsted ‘Good’ in February 2022. BIC specialises in teaching students with low behavioural ASD, ADHD and Down’s Syndrome. Our facilities are registered for 74 students, with agreed capacity of 30 SEN students aged 14-25. BIC’s focus is to ensure all students are able to meet their fullest potential in-line with the college practice for continuous growth towards educational excellence and creating opportunities for students to improve their creative intelligence. Our staff, strive to be a beacon of support, whilst developing innovative learning schemes to increase the academic and vocational potential of every student. BIC is seeking: Experienced qualified SEN Teaching Assistant(s) who are used to working with non-verbal complex needs students on a 2:1 (2 support workers with 1 student). We are currently seeking 3 professionals in this area potentially one male and two females based on the EHCP need of our students. Minimum 20 hours per week. Immediate start for transition period leading to September 2022 start. Contract for full academic year term-time only. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Closing Date: 30 June 2022, 5pm

If you would like to apply for any of these positions request an application pack at: info@bicollege.org

CVs and Agencies cannot be accepted.

Interview date: w/c 4 July 2022.

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.