Vacancy Reference
JOB002201
Job Title
Teaching and Learning Assistant - Reception Class
Job Start Date
To be confirmed
Salary Range
£22,737.00 to £23,114.00 per annum (pro rata £16,737.87 to £17,015.39 per annum)
Hours Per Week
32.5
Working Pattern
Term time only
School Address
Starbank School
Starbank Road
Birmingham
B10 9LR
Telephone Number: 0121 464 2638
Contact Email
info@starbank.staracademies.org
Contract Type
Fixed term
Period of Fixed Term Contract
Start date to be confirmed to 31 August 2025
Closing Date
29 September 2024, 23:59
Job Information

Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding support to help young people in a disadvantaged community?  If so, joining the Star support team might just be the best career move you ever make. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated team of support staff who are committed to providing the best possible education for our pupils.

Who we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively support learning and teaching, and to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

  • NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistant or equivalent
  • experience of working with children in a school settin
  • the ability to maintain positive relationships with pupils and other adults
  • the ability to work with pupils on a one to one, small groups and whole class
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 follow the link to the schools website

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.