9 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    27 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    17 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Experience
  • Working knowledge and experience of the SEND Code of Practice
  • Working knowledge and experience of The Equalities Act, 2010
  • Working knowledge and experience of individual student risk assessments
  • Recent experience of working with young people with a range of complex SEND needs
  • Recent experience working within a Secondary educational setting
  • Recent experience of planning, preparing and delivering measurable, learning interventions
  • Experience of liaising with teachers, parents and specialist SEND agencies
  • Experience of working with specialist agencies such as the CAT team, PSS, Occupational Therapists, Physio Therapists and/or other relevant medical/healthcare practitioners

Skills and Abilities

  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • The ability to work under direction
  • The ability to take initiative, in accordance with pre-approved direction

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer:

¨A welcoming school

¨Enthusiastic children who are keen to learn

¨A strong senior and curriculum leadership team

¨A supportive working environment

¨Membership of the Oaks Collegiate

¨Excellent opportunities for promotion

The successful applicant will join a team of strong practitioners who work together to inspire students to succeed. Outside of the department you will have the opportunity to work with other Heads of Departments through the Oaks Collegiate, a local partnership of schools. This is an excellent school to work in, with students who are ambitious and motivated to learn and staff who support each other. We are not only committed to developing our students, but you will also be fully supported with your own professional development.

Commitment to safeguarding

Hillcrest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is committed to equal opportunities in employment and positively welcomes your application.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and relevant safer recruitment checks.
Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

Applying for the job

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About Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
652 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0121 464 3172

Hillcrest School is an all-girls 11 to 16 school with a mixed sixth form located on a green field site in Edgbaston constituency on the southwest edge of Birmingham. Our students come from a range of backgrounds across Birmingham and surrounding areas.

The school was rated ‘Good’ with outstanding behaviour and safety by Ofsted in September 2013, and following a short inspection in July 2017 and again in September 2022, retained our ‘Good’ rating. We are focused on continuing our drive for excellent attainment and progress outcomes, with an aspiration to be rated ‘Outstanding’ at our full next inspection.

Arranging a visit to Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk.

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