Teaching Assistant
Four Dwellings Academy, Birmingham, B32 1RJ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP or September 2025
Closing date
4 July 2025 at 11:43am
Date listed
20 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20574 - £22257 per annum
Teaching Assistant job summary
Salary: NJC 3-8 salary £20,574 - £22,257 (FTE £24,027 - 25,992) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme + Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Term time
Contract type: Initially 1 year FTC but likely to be extended or made permanent
Start date: ASAP or September 2025
Are you a passionate and dedicated Teaching Assistant ready to make a real difference?
Your new school
Four Dwellings Academy is part of Lift Schools, a MAT with 57 schools, 10 in the Midlands, which allows you access to the best training programmes available and more internal opportunities. Four Dwellings Academy is a secondary school led by an ambitious and dedicated Principal, Claire Stoneman. Having been with the school since 2022, she has established a strong leadership team that has been recognised in the school's recent 'good' Ofsted inspection, acknowledging 'leaders have ensured the school sits at the heart of the local community again'. The school has just received the best GCSE results to date, is above national for both progress and attainment, and has topped the list in Birmingham as the second most improved school for progress in the city. They are now looking to recruit a teaching assistant.
Your new role
Reporting into the SENDco lead you will provide support across all classes to children with SEND needs, this is a vital role to help us meet our commitment to pupils with Special Educational Needs. We are supported by the Local Authority to ensure that all pupils, regardless of their specific needs, make the best possible progress in school but we can't do that without dedicated support. Where necessary you will withdraw students and do productive 1-2-1's with them as we strong believe in providing every pupil with the opportunity to succeed in an environment that is calm, safe and focused on achieving aspirations. It's an exciting time to join, we are a strong team and have successfully implemented a new system, Edukey, to streamline our processes.
Four Dwellings Academy is part of Lift Schools, one of the largest MATs in the country, allowing you access to the best training and a be part of a Trust who will support you wholeheartedly.
What you'll need to succeed
You will have a L2 or L3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship or equivalent or willingness to work towards this qualification with an understanding of a range of pupil's learning needs. You will have patience in interactions with a variety of students and situations, with a calm demeanour and have empathy to understand the needs and challenges of students and be able to relate to them on a personal level. You will also be somebody who can engage and enthuse students to want to learn.
We offer you:
CPD: Outstanding whole school CPD programme, Four Dwellings is also the annual host of researchED Birmingham (the second biggest researchED conference worldwide).
Training: Continuous growth and development training opportunities across 57 Lift Schools.
Generous benefits: From your pension to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and electric vehicle incentives.
The role is due to commence anytime now and September.
If you would like to have a confidential discussion or arrange a school visit with Stephanie Wixey, SENDco lead, please contact us.
Closing date: Friday 4th July
Interview date: Tuesday 8th July
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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.
About Four Dwellings Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 556 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Four Dwellings Academy website
At Four Dwellings Academy, we aim to:
Give every pupil the opportunity to succeed in an environment that is calm, safe and focused on achieving aspirations.
Support and challenge pupils to achieve their best and reach the highest possible standards.
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