Graduate Teaching Assistant - Billesley Primary School – Birmingham City Council HR Schools

JOB002578

Graduate Teaching Assistant

1 December 2024

£25,119 to £31,364 FTE Pro Rata to 39 weeks

32.5

Term time only

Billesley Primary School
Trittiford Road
Birmingham
B13 0ES
Telephone number: 0121 6752 800

k.smyth@billesleyschool.co.uk

Permanent

15 November 2024 23:59

Join our team

Are you interested in becoming a teacher but want to gain more experience working with children?

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and skilled Graduate Teaching Assistant to work throughout the school.

In our most recent Ofsted Inspection in May 2019, we were judged Outstanding in all areas and continue to thrive as an organisation.

‘The curriculum provides pupils with rich and meaningful learning experiences.’

‘The provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is outstanding’

‘Teaching assistants have a very positive influence on pupils’ learning’.

Ofsted 2019

You will:

be passionate about supporting children across the school
display warmth, care and sensitivity in dealing with children
be open minded, self evaluative and adaptable to changing circumstances and new ideas
be able to enthuse and reflect upon experience
have ability to work flexibly
demonstrate drive, energy, enthusiasm
have the ability to prioritise and organise self
have good interpersonal/communication skills
like children and want the very best for them, being prepared to put their needs first
you must have a degree in a relevant area and have some experience of working with children

Main Purpose of Job:

to work under the guidance of the class teacher to support teaching and learning in the classroom
to provide general support to the class teacher in the management and organisation of the pupils and the classroom
to assist the teacher in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment
to promote the inclusion of all pupils ensuring they have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
to be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

Main Responsibilities

Support for the Pupils/ Families

to deliver pastoral and learning support
to provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement
to establish and develop productive working relationships with pupils acting as a role model and developing 1:1 mentoring arrangements and providing support for pupils in need
to work with pupils, understanding how to motivate and encourage them to develop and achieve.
to provide support for pupils to broaden and enrich their learning
to work with the SENCO and other teachers to develop and implement individual education plans, target sheets and behaviour plans
to understand the individual needs of children and be responsible for supporting them in terms of their healthy development
to promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom. Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage in all activities
to read with individual children and groups and complete reading records as directed by the class teacher
to work with small groups of children and to take responsibility for their learning
to support children with disabilities or special educational needs
to support children in mixed ability groupings ensuring that they understand tasks and learning objectives
support for the teachers
within an agreed system of supervision, to work with the teacher to develop lessons, work plans and the classroom environment
to assess, feedback and record the achievements and progress of pupils through agreed monitoring systems
to establish and maintain constructive relationships with parents/carers by
supporting their role in pupils’ learning
providing constructive feedback on pupils progress and achievements
facilitating their support for their child’s attendance
support home - school community links
to develop behaviour management strategies
to be proactive in managing behaviour and promote self-control, independence and integration
to support pupil transition and attend parents evenings as appropriate
to accompany teachers and classes on educational visits
to work with the class teacher to complete administration tasks and prepare displays

We hope that the information provided is useful and informative.

Interviews: Week Commencing 18 November 2024

If you wish to arrange a visit to Billesley Primary School in relation to the specific role, or would like to arrange an informal visit please do not hesitate to contact Kevin Smyth the School Business Manager.

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 school website.

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.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.

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.