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Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Colebourne Primary School, Stechford Road, Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Salary
£20,903 to £27,041 pro rata
Closing date
4 May 2021

Job Details

Hours per week: 29 to 32.5, term time only

Contract Type: Permanent

Colebourne Primary School

Stechford Road

Birmingham

B34 6BJ

Email Address: jobs@colebourne.bham.sch.uk

Phone: 0121 675 8500

Job Start Date: 1 September 2021

We are seeking to employ a Teaching Assistant with a relevant NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent), to start on 1 September 2021 or sooner if possible.

We are a happy, successful, and hence oversubscribed school. We are proud to provide a caring environment, which offers challenge, support and security for children and staff, while delivering high quality learning opportunities and outcomes for children.

Ofsted in 2019 reconfirmed us as a GOOD school. Their comments included:

“…the whole school community is engaged and motivated to do the best by the pupils you serve; pupils are excited about their learning and want to come to school regularly; Pupils spoke about the school with genuine warmth and enthusiasm;”

The successful candidate will be based primarily in EYFS (Nursery or Reception) and become an integral part of the EYFS team. They will work with children of all abilities in a whole class setting as well as withdrawing individuals and small groups for focused support.

We are looking for a TA who:

• has had experience working in an EYFS setting;

• has the ability to effectively support the learning and emotional needs of children;

• has a positive approach and a desire to understand and to support children’s needs;

• has high level literacy and numeracy skills (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above);

• is flexible and adaptable;

• works well under direction, but also shows initiative and can take ownership of tasks;

• enjoys working as part of a team;

We can offer:

• A welcoming and friendly school with a positive ethos.

• A place to build positive relationships to support and care for children and help meet their needs.

• A supportive, enthusiastic, dedicated and highly motivated staff and governors.

• Opportunities to be part of delivering an exciting and fun curriculum.

• Engaging children who enjoy coming to school and want to do well.

• Continued professional and career development.

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: 4 May 2021, 12 noon

Application packs are available on the school website. We strongly encourage all candidates to visit the school if they can and this will be done in a Covid secure way. Please contact the school if you have any questions or to arrange a visit. Application documents to be sent to jobs@colebourne.bham.sch.uk or to the school postal address.

Please visit our website: www.colebourne.bham.sch.uk and read the newsletters to get a flavour of the opportunities we provide for the children and families.

Support Staff Roles

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.

BCC is a Living Wage employer

 

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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Telephone
0121 675 7070
Location
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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