Teaching and Learning Support Worker
Castle Bromwich Junior School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0HD11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
16 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday Term Time only plus 5 inset days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £25992 and £28624
What skills and experience we're looking for
Skills & Abilities
Ability to use ICT effectively to support learning
Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively under pressure.
Work effectively as part of a team and make an active contribution.
Ability to assess individual pupil’s learning and support their next steps in learning
Ability to create a stimulating, effective and challenging learning environment
Skilled in positive behaviour management
Ability to be able to manage and organise time and resources effectively
Commitment to working within organisational procedures and processes in order to meet required standards for the role
Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.
Experience &Knowledge
Experience of working with children on a one to one or one to two basis, in an educational setting or learning environment.
Experience of working with children with mixed and complex developmental needs
Experience of preparing, planning delivering and evaluating lessons and work plans under the guidance of a teacher.
Experience of working with children who have special educational needs.
Experience of recording and reporting on pupil achievement and progress.
Knowledge of relevant educational policies, legislation and guidance in relation to working with, and the protection of children
Knowledge of how young children acquire and develop receptive, expressive and social language skills
Core Qualities
Personal Effectiveness: makes things happen; operates with resilience, flexibility and integrity.
Communication: shares and listens to information, opinions and ideas, using a range of effective approaches.
Self Awareness: learns continuously and effectively adapts behaviour in response to feedback.
Service Delivery: understands customer needs and responds appropriately and demonstrates continuous improvement. .
What the school offers its staff
We are seeking to appoint a Teaching and Learning Support Assistant who will be able to make a positive contribution to the continuing development of our school. Please see attached job description and person spec for further details.
We are a large four-form entry junior school. Each year group works as a team with a year leader who provides support for both curriculum and pastoral issues. Teamwork is a strength of the school at both year and subject level. Our planning structures place class teachers at the heart of the process, supported by a framework created at a whole school and year based level. We also have an inclusion and intervention team led by one of our deputy heads. The team, which includes a child and family worker, a learning support manager, a mentor/nurture assistant and an intervention assistant targets support at special needs, underachievement and vulnerable children and offers a range of support to class teachers in meeting individual needs. We also have play leaders who support vulnerable children during the lunchtime period
We are committed to raising standards at an academic level and we are also committed to raising standards in children’s personal development – hence our vision statement. We want to be a successful happy school for children, staff, parents and governors. Initiatives to develop parent partnerships led by our deputy headteacher and assistant head, are having an impact on school improvement. We regularly ask parents for their opinions about various aspects of the school and act on their feedback.
We operate a positive approach to class management with systems in place to support all teachers. We have high expectations for pupil behaviour, but we also expect teachers to plan lessons that engage pupils in their learning. We find that our pupils respond best to teachers who challenge the children’s thinking and who demonstrate their care for all pupils, including those who present challenging behaviour at times.
The school is confident about the future and the morale of staff is high because:
- Our latest Ofsted confirmed us to be a good school.
Teachers and support staff are very positive and mix well in and out of school.
- We have a good combination of experienced and less experienced teachers and excellent support staff.
- The children are polite, well-behaved and motivated responding enthusiastically to positive teaching and support.
- We have some excellent indoor facilities and additional outdoor space and play activities. All our classrooms are modern with new furniture and access to a range of online resources using interactive whiteboards and net books and access to mobile ICT networks.
- We have a positive approach to staff development including opportunities, where appropriate, for internal promotion. We base a lot of our CPD around coaching partnerships of many kinds.
- We have good support from the local community from parents, governors and visitors who all comment positively on the ethos and values in the school. We have met the national healthy school standard, [enhancement level] have achieved science mark gold, school games mark silver and the leading parent partnership award.
We are committed to pupil voice and have active participation through school and class council.
- We have a good reputation for music, sport and dramatic productions and offer a range of extended school opportunities for children, including a youth club which supports vulnerable children and families. We have arts mark gold and active mark as recognition of our commitment to creative arts and sport. We are an ECO school with Green Flag status. All our children learn to play the ukulele and the steel pans. We are a Solihull hub school for Arts Connect West Midlands helping to promote arts across the local authority.
- We are a member of the Prosper Together MAT, and work together to promote school improvement and provide a range of extended services for pupils. Together we employ several staff and commission other services to provide additional opportunities for our pupils and further CPD for staff. Each school maintains its individual identity and control. There are good opportunities within the collaborative for sport and physical activities.
- Our website www.cbjs.co.uk has more information about the school.
- Our school improvement plan details the key areas we are working on. The most important feature in the plan is improving the outcomes for our vulnerable learners. We are observing an increasing percentage of good and outstanding teaching. Other targets in our plan include improving progress in reading and maths and developing wider community links with parents.
If you are interested please apply using the attached application form that is attached, sending it to cbjs-recruitment@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk
Closing date for applications is 12.00pm on December 16th 2024
The interview/selection process will be on December 18th 2024 at a time that will be communicated to shortlisted candidates.
Visits to the school are encouraged; please email to make an appointment; they can be arranged by contacting Mrs Timms via the school office - 0121 747 2247
The school 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 will be required for the successful applicant.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to cbjs-recruitment@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Castle Bromwich Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 469 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Castle Bromwich Junior School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cbjs-recruitment@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01217472247
We are looking for a class teacher for an initial 12 months to cover a maternity. We are a large four-form entry junior school. Each year group works as a team with a year leader who provides support for both curriculum and pastoral issues. Teamwork is a strength of the school at both year and subject level. Our planning structures place class teachers at the heart of the process, supported by a framework created at a whole school and year based level.
Arranging a visit to Castle Bromwich Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cbjs-recruitment@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk.
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