Grade 3 SCP 3-4 FTE £20,740 - £21,542 (pending pay award) Actual Annual Salary £18,778 - £19,504 (pending pay award) Permanent, Part time, 33.5 hours per week Term Time Only 39 weeks per year Required September 2025 We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands. Kinver High School is seeking to appoint an inspirational and ambitious Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our ‘warm and welcoming school’ where ‘pupils behave well in lessons’ and ‘are polite and courteous’ (Ofsted Dec 21). As a Level 2 Teaching Assistant, you will work under the guidance of the class teacher to support students learning, both in groups and one-to-one. You will assist with the preparation of learning materials, help manage student behaviour, and contribute to a positive learning environment. The successful candidate will possess the expertise to inspire and engage students, and will be determined to get the best from our diverse cohort of students, ensuring they make their very best progress. Applications are welcomed from talented and aspirant individuals who genuinely enjoy helping to improve students’ achievement and attainment. We are ambitious for our students and take great pride in being a positive and supportive learning community. Kinver High School offers excellent professional development opportunities, both in school and as part of the Trust, and a positive environment within which to help drive your career forward. If you feel that you have energy, drive and determination to succeed in this post, we strongly encourage you to visit us and see for yourself the fantastic opportunities we can provide. We will offer you; An experienced and supportive team Considerable opportunities for career development Excellent facilities and a positive environment A comprehensive Induction Package We are sure that once you visit us and meet our students, you’ll find we are the school for you and your career journey, our CPD through school and in partnership with Invictus is exemplary. We want the very best staff for our students and look forward finding out if you are that person. We would strongly encourage you to get in touch and arrange a visit. Please contact Mrs Sophie Roberts Associate Assistant Headteacher: sroberts@kinverhigh.co.uk arrange a visit or request further details. Closing Date: Wednesday 9 th July 2025 @ 9am We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Interview date to be confirmed In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as a part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview. We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2024 – KCSIE 2024 This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974. Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.