- Vacancy Reference
- JOB002677
- Job Title
- Teaching Assistant (Fixed term until July 2025)
- Job Start Date
- 6 January 2025
- Salary Range
- £26,409p.a. to £32,654p.a. FTE, (£23,348p.a. to £28,870p.a actual salary)
- Hours Per Week
- 36.5
- Working Pattern
- Term time only
- School Address
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Erdington Hall Primary School
Ryland Road
Tyburn
Birmingham
B24 8JJ
Telephone number: 0121 464 3122 - Contact Email
- recruitment@summitlearningtrust.org.uk
- Contract Type
- Fixed term
- Period of Fixed Term Contract
- January 2025 to July 2025
- Closing Date
- 2 December 2024, midday
- Job Information
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Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement
Success through Endeavour
Ambition through Challenge
Strength through Diversity
Here at Erdington Hall Primary School we aim to create opportunities and support achievement for our students and staff alike. Right now we are looking for an inspiring Teaching Assistant with specialism in KS1, who can work with students and with Teaching Staff to create a nurturing environment within which everyone can reach their full potential. Join us and you will be part of a fantastic team. We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things. With a level 3 TA qualification as well as GCSE’s (or equivalent) in English and Maths at Grade C/5 or above/equivalent, you will have a real passion for supporting students, including those with particular needs, as well as a desire to develop a pro-active and supportive culture within the Inclusion Team. Erdington Hall is a developing and improving school and this is an exciting opportunity to support that journey of school improvement.For a full description of the role and person specification, please see the accompanying documents.
About our school
Erdington Hall is part of Summit Learning Trust comprising Erdington Hall itself, Ninestiles School, Lyndon School, Cockshut Hill School, five primary schools and the Sixth Form College Solihull. The leadership at Erdington Hall is progressive and has the vision, drive and support to lead the school on a journey of excellence, with staff that have a passion for teaching and learning. Join us and you will be part of an improving school with a strong team ethos. We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things.
Why work for us?
We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:- employee assistance programme
- high quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
- wellbeing Advocates
- lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
- health protection scheme alongside flu Jab and eyecare vouchers
- generous employer pension schemes
- excellent Holiday Entitlement
Visits to the Academy are encouraged. Please contact (0121 464 3122) to arrange this.
Interviews to be held shortly after the closing date.
We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Our policy is available to view here.
- 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
- 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.