Teaching Assistant
Erdington Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8REThis job expired on 17 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
To be confirmed
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
28 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,060 – £31,067 FTE
Actual salary
- £23,069 – £23,195
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join a well-led and motivated team committed to continuous improvement.
In this role, you will:
- Develop a positive and supportive relationship with pupils
- Be aware of the differing needs of pupils
- Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
- Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes
This is an ideal opportunity for a colleague who is ambitious, creative and enthusiastic about helping students to learn in a strong, supportive environment. The role could be offered at 0.8 FTE.
What the school offers its staff
Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust
At Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, we enrich lives and transform futures. Our four academies in and around Birmingham offer an outstanding quality of education, recognising that all our children are individuals and delivering exceptional pastoral care to ensure their happiness. Whilst we place strong emphasis on academic achievement, we take a holistic view of education and maintain exciting extracurricular programmes to create the well-rounded young adults of tomorrow. We’re also creating outstanding careers that could take you anywhere within our network – and take your future anywhere you want to go.
Benefits
When you join Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, you join a nurturing family where your professional satisfaction and personal happiness really count. You can expect heavy investment in your career development alongside an outstanding package of benefits, including:
- Educational support
- Flexi perks
- Salary sacrifice scheme
- Perkbox subscription
- Professional learning and regular training
- Counselling, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a Wellness Hub
- Wellbeing updates and stress management guidance
- Menopause awareness training
- Free flu jabs
- Access to fitness programmes, including yoga, HIIT and more
- Access to physical activities during our Trust-wide Wellbeing Week
- Diet and nutrition webinars
Further details about the role
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Commitment to safeguarding
Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust iscommitted to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Erdington Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 951 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Erdington Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@fmat.co.uk
Since joining the Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust in 2016, Erdington Academy has been on an improvement journey to ensure that all students, regardless of background, have the opportunity to realise their ambitions. Located in the north of Birmingham, we serve students from Years 7 to 11 from the local area. We focus on participation and engagement through high-quality teaching and genuine care for our community. With an Ofsted rating of Good, we’re determined to become Outstanding – and we want you to help take us there.
Arranging a visit to Erdington Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@fmat.co.uk.
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