Vacancy Reference
JOB002473
Job Title
Level 3 Teaching Assistant (Key worker for a group of 13 children)
Job Start Date
1 January 2025
Salary Range
£25,119 to £31,364 pro rata. Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Hours Per Week
22.75, Tuesday 3:45pm to 4.45pm (staff meeting), Wednesday 8:30am to 4:45pm (including planning meeting), Thursday and Friday 8:30am to 3;45pm
Working Pattern
Term time only
School Address
Selly Oak Nursery School
26, Tiverton Road
Birmingham
B29 6BP
Telephone number: 0121 472 1700
Contact Email
a.astbury@sellyoak-nur.bham.sch.uk
Contract Type
Fixed term
Period of Fixed Term Contract
1 January 2025 to 31 August 2025
Closing Date
8 November 2025, 12:00 midday
Job Information

Selly Oak Nursery School offers an exciting environment with lots of opportunities to contribute to and develop your skills.

We are looking for a creative, enthusiastic and experienced practitioner, passionate about Early Years education and young children’s learning.

Are you an excellent communicator, able to share ideas and encourage others?

Do you enjoy working as part of a school community?

Are you well organised with a commitment to partnership with families and the wider community?

If so, please contact us. The post will be teaching Rising 3s in the first instance.

We would highly recommend a school visit prior to your application.

 

 

 

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:

For your application pack, please email Abi Astbury at: a.astbury@sellyoak-nur.bham.sch.uk

Tours will take place on Thursday 24 October and Tuesday 5 November at 4pm.

Booking is essential.

Any queries and to book a tour please email Abi Astbury at: a.astbury@sellyoak-nur.bham.sch.uk or 0121 472 1700.

Interviews will take place week beginning 18 November.

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
BCC is a Living Wage employer.
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.