Teaching Assistants - Junior School | Federation of Boldmere Schools

We are seeking to recruit three posts at Boldmere Junior School that will involve general teaching assistant support, with a particular focus on supporting children with additional educational needs on a 1:1 basis.

Successful candidates working across the Federation of Boldmere Schools will:

Be an enthusiastic, hardworking professional who can motivate and inspire children and use innovative teaching strategies within the classroom.
Be committed to developing the independence of pupils academically, socially and emotionally.
Be punctual, reliable and positive. Have high expectations of yourself and others and be committed to raising standards in teaching and learning.
Be an excellent team player and role model and be able to work collaboratively with all school staff.
Be committed to developing your own professional development, along with the desire to improve the life chances of our children.
Have the ability to work independently to successfully deliver identified intervention strategies that will aid the learning of the children being supported.

Completed applications to be emailed to bbishop@boldmere.bham.sch.uk

Visits to the school are encouraged and will enable the following:

- Candidates will be given the opportunity to find out more information about the school from a member of the school’s leadership team, to include being given a tour of the school environment.

- Candidates will be provided further detail regarding the specific aspects of the roles being advertised, to include detail that may support candidates’ application concerning the needs of the children the school is seeking to support.

We will welcome visits to the school on Friday 17^th January and Monday 20^th January 2025. Visits to the school should be arranged by emailing the school’s business manager, Mrs Bishop, on bbishop@boldmere.bham.sch.uk

The successful applicant/s will be offered the post on condition of suitable references and subject to the necessary pre-employment checks including an ‘on-line check’ as per the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Salary: Grade 3 - £26,409 - £32,654 pro rata

Closing Date: 28 January 2025, 12.00pm

Interview Date: 30 January 2025