Vacancy Reference
JOB002633
Job Title
Level 2 Teaching Assistant
Job Start Date
6 January 2025
Salary Range
£24,027 to £25,992 pro rata, subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Hours Per Week
31.5 - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 11:30am to 5:30pm, Wednesdays 8:30am to 5:30pm
Working Pattern
Term time only
School Address
Kings Norton Nursery School
Westhill Road
Birmingham
B38 8SY
Telephone number: 0121 675 3993
Contact Email
enquiry@kingsnorton-nursery.bham.sch.uk
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
2 December 2024, 12:00 midday
Job Information

Kings Norton Nursery School are looking for a passionate and committed Teaching Assistant to join our team. The candidate will need to be a positive and flexible team member, working in an environment where everyone feels welcomed, safe, respected, included and valued.

The post will include:

• supporting small groups of children in our nursery and in our After-School provision

• working alongside teaching and support staff in order to deliver high quality teaching and learning opportunities for children

• working as part of a team, forming positive relationships with pupils, parents and staff

• preparing food and drink that promotes healthy eating, and complies with current school food guidelines and food safety legislation

• ensuring adequate supervision of the children at all times and deal with the needs of the children on a daily basis

• ensuring that the school’s Safeguarding Children policy and procedures are followed at all times

 

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 contact the school office on 0121 675 3993 if you would like any further information or would like to arrange a visit to the school on Friday 22 November or Wednesday 27 November at 3:30pm.

Application packs can be obtained by emailing our school at: enquiry@kingsnorton-nursery.bham.sch.uk or visiting our school website.

Please return completed applications to the email address detailed.

Interviews to take place week beginning 9 December 2024.

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.