Featherstone Primary School is a friendly, welcoming and vibrant school, where the children thrive. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated and hardworking team. We are proud of our school and continue to make strides so that our ‘Good’ OSFTED with ‘Outstanding’ elements are built upon. The successful candidate must hold a recognised Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification. The skills and experience we are looking for: Ambitious, imaginative, able to inspire, challenge and motivate all children, Flexible, creative and committed to developing their expertise as a Teaching Assistant, Well organised with high expectations of achievement and behaviour, Able to work effectively as part of a team and on their own initiative, An Ofqual recognised Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification e.g. NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in School. We can offer the successful candidate: An inclusive school with imaginative children who are keen to learn and grow, An incredibly warm, friendly, supportive team that works together to enable our pupils to flourish within school and beyond, A collaborative working environment, where staff are encouraged to share their passions and skills Tailored and supportive career professional development, A well-resourced school with fantastic indoor and outdoor facilities, A whole school commitment to pupils and staff’s well-being and mental health Visits prior to applying are recommended and warmly welcomed. Dates for informal visits can be arranged with the office by emailing vacancies@feathstn.bham.sch.uk and providing a contact number, suggested dates and times for when you are available. Closing date for application Friday 26th September 2025 at 4.00pm How to Apply: Application Forms and Job Descriptions are available from the school website: Featherstone Primary School - Vacancies. Please return completed application forms to vacancies@feathstn.bham.sch.uk Commitment to safeguarding Featherstone is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all 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 an original birth certificate to prove their identity (if you do not own a birth certificate, we advise that you obtain a copy of your birth certificate from the General Register Office (GRO): Order a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate - GOV.UK ). All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search (all staff) and a prohibition check (qualified teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. To read a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please click here 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. If you do have any convictions, you must check the filtering rules to determine if you should declare them or if they are now ‘protected’ and no longer require disclosure. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.