Level 2 Teaching Assistant - FT

Brownmead Primary Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B34 6SS

9 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  21 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,072.00 - £25,992.00 Annually (FTE) £18,822.33 - £20,323.61 Pro Rata (Pay Award Pending) TTO, 32.5 hours

Level 2 Teaching Assistant - FT job summary

We currently have an opportunity for an inspirational and highly motivated Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our hardworking and committed team of professionals. This is fixed term contract from until 31st August 2026.

We are looking for a committed, creative and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant who is able to consistently demonstrate good classroom practice. You will join our friendly team, be enthusiastic, committed to raising standards, have high expectations and will work alongside a conscientious, hardworking and welcoming team.

The right person for this role will:

have experience of supporting children in a school environment;

have proven skills that will contribute to classroom practice;

be a reflective and flexible practitioner;

have high expectations for behaviour and learning;

have excellent interpersonal skills, and be able to communicate effectively with children, staff and parents;

have a positive mindset and approach to challenge.

be ready to play a key role as part of our Brownmead Team!

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.

- 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.

- Onsite parking at all schools.

Informal conversations are warmly welcomed.

Please contact: enquiries@brownmead.academy for informal enquiries.

(NB CV’s will not be accepted)

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible

• communicating and promoting vacancies

• offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job

• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required

• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work

As part of our recruitment process, we carry out rigorous online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.

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 Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust.

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.

Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust 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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Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Brownmead Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 316 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brownmead Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brownmead-primary-academy

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