- Vacancy Reference
- JOB002627
- Job Title
- Raising Achievement Assistant
- Job Start Date
- 6 January 2025
- Salary Range
- £26,409 (SCP9) to £27,711 (SCP12) pro rata (Actual Salary £23,191.82 to £24,335.21)
- Hours Per Week
- 36.5
- Working Pattern
- Term time only
- School Address
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Queensbridge School
Queensbridge Road
Birmingham
B13 8QB
Telephone number: 0121 464 5566 - Contact Email
- recruitment@queensbridge.bham.sch.uk
- Contract Type
- Fixed term
- Period of Fixed Term Contract
- January 2025 to August 2025
- Closing Date
- 25 November 2024, 9:00am
- Job Information
-
Queensbridge School is looking to recruit a strong Raising Achievement Assistant who will share our determination to transform the life chances of our 900 pupils.
A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen and we are seeking to strengthen and increase our SEND team. You will have a strong level of education and will genuinely want to make a difference in supporting pupils through the academic challenge of the 9 to 1 examination system.
You would be expected to provide 1:1 support for high need students and to work across the school individually and/or with groups and in classes and contribute to the Wider Learning strategy. You will also work with a range of talented teachers, you will support pupil learning and get a first-hand insight into what is required to be an excellent classroom practitioner.
About You:- strong verbal and written communication skills
- organisational skills
- commitment to education and ensuring equal opportunities
- previous experience with children or young people, particularly in SEND extremely advantageous
- you will need empathy, patience and resilience
About the Role:
- 1:1 and small group interventions with pupils
- classroom support to ensure pupils are making rapid progress
- you will help pupils overcome social, emotional and mental health barriers to learning
- you will have the opportunity to take on elements of cover when you become more confident
Interviews: week commencing 2 December 2024
- 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.
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How to Apply
Informal visits to our school welcome. Should you require an application pack then please visit our 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.