Start date: 1 June 2024 Hours per week: 32.5, Term time only Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Earlsbury Gardens Birmingham B20 3AE Telephone number: 0121 356 4721 The St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing seven Primary Schools and two Secondary Schools. Our schools are based in Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and Aston. The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school’s activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy. This post is a Level 3 teaching assistant post across the primary phase. Deployment will be in form of a mix of class support, group support and one to one work. The post would suit someone confident as some temporary cover will be expected as part of this role. We are seeking someone who has experience in: supporting children with special educational needs confident to work across the primary phase confident to work with a pupil one to one and support in a classroom. adaptable/Flexible has at least a Level 3 qualification as a teaching assistant has GCSE Maths/English or equivalent confident to work as a team member, excellent communication skills In return we can offer you: a caring school where staff, children and parents work in partnership quality support and CPD lovely children 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. St John Paul II Multi Academy is an Equal Opportunities employer. The Multi Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and staff and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Visits to the school are welcome. Please telephone to arrange a visit on 0121 356 4721 Please note we do not accept CVs, applications will only be considered if received on a Catholic Education application form. Please follow the links on our website to apply. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions. 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. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.