Teaching Assistant

Age range 2 – 9 years. Fixed Term to 31st August 2025

Interim Headteacher – Mrs M Hague

Crown Meadow First School and Nursery is a happy, nurturing and caring school that aims to provide the highest quality education for children from 2 to 9 years in a fantastic purpose-built building, which we share with Alvechurch Library and Alvechurch Middle School. In the time children are part of our school, we make sure they are provided with a range of exciting learning opportunities that engage and challenge them as they move throughout the school.

The Governors and Senior Leadership Team are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly ambitious Teaching Assistant to join our committed school.

The candidate will need to be able to work as part of a team in a flexible role, work under their own initiative, have patience and understanding as well as a sense of humour. The successful candidate must have the appropriate qualifications and experience of working in KS2.

Essentially, the Teaching Assistant will support Quality First Teaching in the classroom, delivered by the Class Teacher. They will also work with small groups of children or on a 1-1 basis to ensure every child thrives.

We are seeking someone who:

• Holds Level 2 NVQ in Supporting Teaching and Learning or equivalent.
• Has experience of supporting individual needs.
• Has recent experience of working within a school setting and a knowledge of the National Curriculum.
• Has an understanding of how children learn, including speech and language development, early reading and writing skills, phonics and emotional/social development.
• Demonstrates a good level of English and Maths, with GCSE qualification graded A-C/5 or above.
• Has the ability to confidently follow planning and adapt where necessary to support children’s individual needs.
• Has experience in delivering intervention programmes for groups and individuals.
• Is a team player, who is committed to their own professional development
• Has working knowledge of safeguarding practices.

  We are able to offer:

• Wonderful children who love to learn A supportive, friendly and hardworking staff team and Governing Body A strong leadership team who understand how to move the school forward Supportive parents and carers A fantastic, purpose-built PFI building shared with Alvechurch Middle School and Alvechurch Library

The successful candidate will support the school by:

• Working with individuals or small groups of children. Supporting teachers to ensure specific children are making progress. Engaging children in learning opportunities. Managing behaviour effectively. Having high standards and expectations of all children.

Crown Meadow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

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

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and tours of the school will be held on:

Tuesday 7^th January at 10.00am

Wednesday 8^th January at 2.00pm

As you will appreciate numbers will be limited, please make sure you book your tour in advance by emailing Anita Heath, PA/Office Manager at aheath@crownmeadow.worcs.sch.uk

An application form and further details are available from our school website www.crownmeadow.worcs.sch.uk or by contacting Anita Heath, PA/Office Manager at aheath@crownmeadow.worcs.sch.uk