Vacancy Reference
JOB002166
Job Title
Level 3 Teaching Assistant
Job Start Date
As soon as possible.
Salary Range
£25,119 to £31,364 pro rata, actual salary £19,774 to £24,690
Hours Per Week
32.5
Working Pattern
Term time only
School Address
Summit Learning Trust
Erdington Hall Primary School
Ryland Road
Tyburn
Birmingham
B24 8JJ
Telephone number: 0121 464 3122
Contact Email
Recruitment@summitlearningtrust.org.uk
Contract Type
Fixed term
Period of Fixed Term Contract
As soon as possible till 18 July 2025
Closing Date
30 September 2024, 12:00 midday
Job Information

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

Here at Erdington Hall Primary School we aim to create opportunities and support achievement for our students and staff alike. Right now we are looking for an inspiring Teaching Assistant with specialism in KS1, who can work with students and with Teaching Staff to create a nurturing environment within which everyone can reach their full potential.

Join us and you will be part of a fantastic team. We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things. With a level 3 TA qualification as well as GCSE’s (or equivalent) in English and Maths at Grade C/5 or above/equivalent, you will have a real passion for supporting students, including those with particular needs, as well as a desire to develop a pro-active and supportive culture within the Inclusion Team. Erdington Hall is a developing and improving school and this is an exciting opportunity to support that journey of school improvement.

About our school

Erdington Hall is part of Summit Learning Trust comprising Erdington Hall itself, Ninestiles School, Cockshut Hill School, four primary schools and the Sixth Form College Solihull. The leadership at Erdington Hall is progressive and has the vision, drive and support to lead the school on a journey of excellence, with staff that have a passion for teaching and learning. Join us and you will be part of an improving school with a strong team ethos. We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things.

Why work for us?

We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth.

These include access to:

• employee assistance programme

• high quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression

• wellbeing advocates

• lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme

• health protection scheme alongside flu jab and eyecare vouchers

• generous employer pension schemes

• excellent Holiday Entitlement

Visits to the Academy are encouraged. Please contact 0121 464 3122 to arrange this.

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

How to apply:

Please apply via our website

Interviews: To be held week commencing 7 October 2024

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race. 

Our Safety Policy is available to view 

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Terms and Conditions
This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.
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.