Start date: 1 September 2024 Hours per week: 20 or 25, Term time only Contract type: Fixed term for 12 months New Hall Primary School Langley Hall Drive Sutton Coldfield B75 7NQ Telephone number: 0121 464 5170 We are seeking to appoint a Level 3 qualified Teaching Assistant to join our hard working and committed team to provide classroom support in EYFS and KS1including SEND support. Due to funding this is a fixed term contract to 31 August 2025 initially. You must be adaptable, well-motivated and enthusiastic and be able to provide personal and intimate care for the child. You will need to: demonstrate good literacy, numeracy and ICT skills show a good understanding of how children learn and develop work well under own initiative as well as part of a team support the class teacher in meeting the needs of all pupils, including working with individuals and small groups of children We can offer you: a happy, caring school with an inclusive ethos a friendly, supportive staff team and Governing Body a popular school with supportive parents and enthusiastic children who enjoy learning an opportunity to use your skills and develop professionally Our school was rated as Good following our latest inspection in March 2023. 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. Informal Visits to the school are welcome on Tuesday 21 May at 2:00pm and 4:00pm. Please email jobsnewhall.bham.sch.uk or call the school on 0121 464 5170 to confirm your attendance. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 12 June 2024. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. For an application form, Job Description and Person Specification please visit the school website, email jobsnewhall.bham.sch.uk or contact the school office on 0121 464 5170. Completed applications should be returned direct to school via post or by email to jobsnewhall.bham.sch.uk 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. BCC is a Living Wage employer 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.