Level 2 Teaching Assistants (Supporting Teaching and Learning Apprenticeships)

Hours per week: 32.5, term time only

Contract Type: Apprenticeship

Education Impact Academy Trust, Wilson Stuart School, Perry Common Road, Birmingham, B23 7AT

Telephone Number: 0121 373 4475

Email Address: recruitment@mayfield.bham.sch.uk

Job Start Date: 01/09/19

We are looking for a limited number of new staff who would like to begin their journey working with children in a school setting as a Teaching Assistant and would like an exciting opportunity to train whilst working in a school over the next 13 months.

The Education Impact Academy Trust has been established as a Multi Academy Trust by Wilson Stuart School. For many years now Wilson Stuart School has worked closely with University College Birmingham to provide outstanding opportunities for candidates to train as Teachers and Teaching Assistants whilst working within the school and we are very excited to advertise for a limited number of places for successful candidates to complete an Apprenticeship and train at Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School and Queensbury School from September 2019.

The Apprenticeship programme would involve working in one of the 3 schools and would require successful candidates to work for 29 hours a week in the school setting and then complete a 3.5 hour theory session with UCB staff weekly at Mayfield School.

Wilson Stuart School has been Ofsted Outstanding for 22 years and caters for children with complex physical and medical needs. In addition, many of the students have a range of learning needs. Based in Erdington, the school caters for over 300 students and has been an academy for 8 years and has formed the Education Impact Academy Trust.

Mayfield is a large special school based over two sites in Handsworth & Lozells which will be joining the Education Impact Academy Trust in 2020 and educates children and young adults between the ages of 2 -19 years who have a diverse range of learning needs. Our ASC pupils are based at Heathfield Road site and our SLD and PMLD site, on Wheeler Street, in a unique setting on a shared site with Lozells Primary and Holte Secondary schools. Both buildings have purpose built facilities to cater for the 286 pupils we have on roll.

Queensbury School is a Secondary Special school situated in Erdington and will also be joining the Education Impact Academy Trust in 2020. The School caters for up to 234 students aged between 11-19 years, who have Moderate Learning Difficulties. Many of our students have additional needs including communication and ASC needs.

The Education Impact Academy Trust is embarking on an exciting new chapter with new leadership teams in Mayfield and Queensbury Schools and we are seeking to appoint committed, hard-working, enthusiastic Apprentice Teaching

Assistants who are able to train towards consistently demonstrating excellent classroom practice supporting the class teacher in meeting the individual needs of all pupils.

The successful candidates will join a large team of experienced Teaching Assistants who are passionate about making a difference to the lives of pupils with a range of needs and dedicated to maximising pupil achievement. All staff are required to be flexible in their approach to working across all Key Stages.

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: 27/08/2019, 09:00

Further information about the vacancies and an application form can be downloaded from the Birmingham City Council website

Only Education Impact Academy Trust application forms will be accepted, CV’s will not be considered.

Please email completed applications to: recruitment@mayfield.bham.sch.uk

Interviews will take place on Friday 30th August 2019.

Invitations to interview will be sent via email. If you have not received an email from the school by Wednesday 28^th August 2019, we thank you for your interest but please assume that your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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.

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.