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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    14 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    1 October 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday, Term time only

Contract type

Fixed term - until 18 July 2025

Full-time equivalent salary

Grade 3 (points 9 - 22) FTE £25,119p.a. - £31,364 p.a. – Actual Salary £19,774p.a. - £24,690 p.a.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, dedicated and hardworking Teaching Assistant to join our team at Yarnfield Primary School. You should hold at least an NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent and have an artistic flair, someone who can transform our displays in the classrooms to engage our leaners and also our corridors so that our creative subjects can come to life!

As a Teaching Assistant you will be responsible for a small group of children, carrying out all related duties. The successful candidate will have proven experience of working with young people, ideally from a primary setting. You will also have excellent communication skills with children, parents and professionals and a sound knowledge and understanding of effective teaching and learning.


What the school offers its staff

Yarnfield Primary School is a three-form entry primary school with a 52 place nursery serving a diverse community in south Birmingham. The school is part of the Summit Learning trust which comprises of four primary schools, three secondary schools and a sixth form.

Yarnfield Primary is on an exciting journey whose recent improvements have been recognised by OFSTED. Our aim, drive and ambition is to provide the children with real, purposeful high quality learning experiences which inspire and motivate them in achieving their very best

Why work for us?

We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:

  • Employee assistance programme
  • High quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
  • Wellbeing Advocates
  • Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
  • Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers
  • Generous employer pension schemes
  • Excellent Holiday Entitlement


Further details about the role

Closing date: 14 October 2024 at 12pm

Interviews will be held week commencing 21 October 2024

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be anequal opportunities employerandweare determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s barred list check. Online searches of shortlisted candidates will also be conducted.

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.

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About Yarnfield Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
676 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Phone number
0121 693 0362

Yarnfield Primary School is a three form entry primary school with a 52 place nursery serving a diverse community in south Birmingham. The school is part of the Summit Learning trust which comprises of four primary schools, three secondary schools and a sixth form.

Yarnfield Primary is on an exciting journey whose recent improvements have been recognised by OFSTED. Our aim, drive and ambition is to provide the children with real, purposeful high quality learning experiences which inspire and motivate them in achieving their very best.

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