- Vacancy Reference
- JOB002676
- Job Title
- Pupil Support Assistant x 2
- Job Start Date
- 6 January 2025
- Salary Range
- £26,409 to £32,654 pro rata
- Hours Per Week
- 32.5
- Working Pattern
- Term time only
- School Address
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Hodge Hill Primary School
Bromford Road
Birmingham
B36 8JH
Telephone number: 0121 464 2189 - Contact Email
- enquiry@hodgehill.create.org.uk
- Contract Type
- Fixed term
- Period of Fixed Term Contract
- 22 July 2025
- Closing Date
- 29 November 2024, 9:00am
- Job Information
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About the role:
• to support teaching staff in the development and education of pupils including the provision of specialist skills and delivery of intervention as appropriate.
• to support the school in the delivery of social and recreational activities in learning beyond the classroom
• to support the needs of pupils in overcoming barriers to learning over the lunchtime period, including behaviour, active play, social-interaction, teamwork and co-operation
• to follow and actively promote the Trust’s and the school’s values, policies and procedures including those for safeguarding, health and safety and care of pupils
You will have a proven record of:
• working with a positive approach with pupils in a Primary setting
• assisting with the preparation, organisation and delivery of activities across the curriculum for pupils within or outside the classroom, including during educational visits, supporting various aspects of teaching and learning and contributing directly to the raising of standards
• working with named pupils without direct supervision
• responding to pupils’ individual needs whether academic, personal, social or emotional
• giving specific support to pupils with SEND, liaising with the class teacher and SENDCO and contributing to reports and reviews
You will:
• be organised, pro-active and have a positive approach when working with all stakeholders
• have the ability to consistently and effectively implement agreed behaviour management strategies
• have the ability to establish positive relationships with pupils and empathise with their needs
• have the ability to monitor the pupils’ response to the learning activities and, where appropriate, modify or adapt the activities as agreed with the teacher to achieve the intended learning outcomes
Please find a link to our safeguarding policy you are encouraged to read this policy prior to applying to work with us.
Create Partnership Trust is commited to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce.
- 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:
For more information about the role please contact Victora Wilson on 0121 464 2189 or by email at: enquiry@hodgehill.create.org.uk
Apply online via MyNewTerm
A job description and person specification can be found on MyNewTerm.
Informal visits are welcomed.
- 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.