Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Nansen Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 3HG

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible.

• Closing date

  5 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,409.00 - £32,654.00 Annually (Actual)

Level 3 Teaching Assistant job summary

Level 3 Teaching Assistant

32.5 hours per week, term time only to work in our SEN Provision

Nansen Primary School part of Leigh Trust: 104 Naseby Road, Alum Rock, B8 3HG

E-mail: h.begum@nansen.bham.sch.uk (Office Manager)

Pay: Grade 3

Required: As soon as possible

An opportunity has arisen in our school to enhanced our SEND provision. We require a Teaching Assistant to work with our specialist team to support the education and development of our children who have complex needs, including Autism and Global Developmental delay.

We wish to appoint a teaching assistant who:

Already hold a relevant NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent

Has a passion to work with children with complex needs, including Autism

Has some knowledge of autism and be willing to learn further

Has some experience of using alternative augmentative communication systems such as PECs

Demonstrates a good understanding of child development and the learning process

Has experience of and the ability to deal positively with children, parents and other professionals who are involved in the children’s education

Is enthusiastic and willing to motivate and inspire our children

Is an excellent team player and role model and be able to work collaboratively with all school staff

Is flexible to the needs of the children and have a commitment to their wellbeing and development

In return we offer:

An opportunity to have a very rewarding role in the lives of our wonderful children

The chance to transform lives and make a vital contribution to families

A hardworking and supportive staff team

Personalised CPD packages and the opportunity to learn from a wide range of professionals, including the Communication Autism Team, Speech and language therapists and Occupational Therapists

A highly supportive senior leadership team

How to apply

Please apply via clicking on the link to the My New Term portal below. You will need to Register and create an account with them. Once registered, you will be able to submit your application.

Closing date: Thursday 5th June at 9am.

Interviews: Wednesday 11th June 2025. Part of the interview process will be a class observation; you must be available to attend and take part in this activity.

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Nansen Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Nansen Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers 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.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable reference. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain 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.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Nansen Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 662 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Nansen Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nansen-primary-school-birmingham

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