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HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANT

Tile Cross Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 9UF

This job expired on 27 November 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  1st January 2024 or earlier if possible

• Closing date

  27 November 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,151.00 - £37,261.00 Annually (FTE) £23,575 - £29,135 (Pro Rata Salary)

HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANT job summary

Are you looking for a new role where you are able to make a difference?

Tile Cross Academy is a small and caring 11-16 mixed comprehensive school that was created on 1st May 2017 and is part of Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust and are proud winners of ‘School of the Year’ 2020. 

We are part of Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust, welcoming students from 11 years old to 16 years old, providing a standard of academic excellence for secondary and education. We are very proud of the positive learning experience offered to our students and the support available to ensure they achieve their full potential

We are looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) who;

·         -  Will have a sound knowledge of child development, the curriculum and supporting children with special educational needs.

- Has experience of working in a school environment and has experience of working with students in KS3 and/or KS4.  

- Is a qualified Practitioner with qualifications such as a Level 3 for Teaching Assistant or equivalent .

- Has proven skills that will contribute to student progress.

- Is a reflective and flexible practitioner.

 -  Is committed to developing personalised learning approaches for students.

- Will contribute to the development of the school and the Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust in raising standards.

In return, we will offer you:

- A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment.

- An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as [the CIPD or Coaching via our Apprenticeship Levy-amend examples based on roles].

- Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance process.

- A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views.

- Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”.

- Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.

- Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

- Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users.

- Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.

- Generous annual leave entitlement based on length of service, starting at 30 days pro-rata, rising to 33 at 5 years’ plus service and 35 following 10 years’ plus service. This excludes an additional 2-week paid compulsory closure at Christmas, for which additional days’ leave are gained.

- Onsite parking at all schools.

Informal conversations are warmly welcomed.

NB CVs will not be accepted

Tile Cross Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Tile Cross Academy as a Higher Learning Teaching Assistant

We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.

We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role.

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 .

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.

Tile Cross Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

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About Tile Cross Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 595 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Tile Cross Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tile-cross-academy (opens in new tab)

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