LEVEL 3 TEACHING ASSISTANT 32.5 hours a week Term time only Salary (FTE): £28,598 – £34,434 Actual salary: £22,363 - £27,550 One Year Temporary Contract with opportunity to become Permanent The Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated teaching assistant to join our friendly and hard-working team to support children’s learning in our EYFS, KS1 and KS2 department. The successful candidate will work with individuals and groups of children, delivering high quality support to raise standards even further. They will: · be a creative, enthusiastic practitioner who will bring their own style and skills to support and enhance the excellent work developed throughout our school · be a caring and understanding individual who enjoys working with children and who is committed to supporting high standards and enjoyment of learning and who has high expectations of all pupils. · have a good understanding of attachment aware, trauma informed principles. · have experience of working with individual pupils, as well as small groups. · have knowledge of a range of techniques that can be applied to make learning exciting and engaging. · have experience of or desire to incorporate outdoor or adventurous learning. · have the ability to work in genuine team atmosphere to achieve the best for our children and the school community. · have a desire to be involved in all aspects of school life. The successful candidate will need to have: · NVQ level 3 or equivalent. · Ability to work in any year group. · GCSE in English and Mathematics. · outstanding oral, written and numeracy skills. · knowledge of synthetic phonics. · experience of working with children in a primary school. · have worked with pupils with additional needs. Closing Date: Wednesday 13 th May 2026 at Noon Interviews: Wednesday 20 th May 2026 All applications to be sent to: p.johnson@fouroaksprimary.bham.sch.uk Safeguarding Four Oaks Primary 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; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. References All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references Short-listed candidates An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates 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. Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. Please visit our website to obtain information and application forms.