32.5 hours per week, term time only Cherry Oak School is a Primary Special School for pupils with cognition and communication difficulties. The school has recently had an increase in pupils with Autism as their primary need, and as such we are developing and adapting our provision to meet our new demands. Federated with Victoria School and Victoria College, Cherry Oak School provides pupils with a bespoke curriculum for all pupils with two learning pathways; Explorers pathway and Connectors pathway. Rudimentary, the differences in pathway approaches relates to a more formal style of learning for Connectors and a more sensory style of learning for Explorers. The school is preparing for an exciting new chapter and are seeking to appoint outstanding teaching assistants to our vacancies. We are looking for the best. We want individuals with a strong mindset who want to develop. In return; you will be in a school who will help you achieve, and progress in your career e.g. this year we have already created several new internal roles, this gives clear progression pathways for all staff. As an integral part of the wider School team, you will support the development and assessment system. You will need to have excellent written and oral skills and can communicate/liaise with students and class teachers on a regular basis with regards to promoting their achievements. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate: flexibility to work across the school the ability to work using your initiative, and as part of a team clear and effective communication with pupils and colleagues have initiative and the desire to take ownership of tasks you must be confident in supporting the learning of small groups of students working with training, can deliver Read, Write, Inc. phonics and writing to a small group a recognised Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification AND GCSE Maths and English at Level 4 or above or recognised equivalent qualifications This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. Please download an application pack or visit our school website Contact Email: recruitmentcherryoak.bham.sch.uk 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. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. BCC is a Living Wage employer. 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.