Teaching Assistant (Level 2)
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3AEThis job expired on 8 January 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2024
Closing date
8 January 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 December 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Fixed term - until 31 August 2024 in the first instance
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,737 rising to £24,702
Actual salary
- £17,779 rising to £19,404
What skills and experience we're looking for
Experience
- Experience of being a Teaching Assistant work.
- Working with young people of secondary age.
- Previous work with SEND learners.
- Experience of using IT skills effectively to support learning.
- Working as part of a team.
- Ability to work in a way to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
Skills and Abilities
- Good understanding of numeracy/literacy skillsWorking knowledge of common ICT applications, especially Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Effectively plan and prioritise regular and irregular tasks
- Communicate effectively and positively with students and staff
- Motivate pupils to learn
- Assist with the organisation of the learning environment
- Undertake routine tasks under the direction of a teacher/HLTA
- Maintain records and data for interventions and student files
- Work effectively with adult team members
- Maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work under pressure
- Positive approach to tasks and able to promote a ‘can-do’ attitude
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer:
- A welcoming school
- Enthusiastic children who are keen to learn
- A strong senior and curriculum leadership team
- A supportive working environment
- Strong support for professional development including membership of the Oaks Collegiate
- Staff Wellbeing and support programme
Commitment to safeguarding
Hillcrest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is committed to equal opportunities in employment and positively welcomes your application.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and relevant safer recruitment checks.
Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 652 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre website
- Email address
- enquiry@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01214643172
Hillcrest School is an all-girls 11 to 16 school with a mixed sixth form located on a green field site in Edgbaston constituency on the southwest edge of Birmingham. Our students come from a range of backgrounds across Birmingham and surrounding areas.
The school was rated ‘Good’ with outstanding behaviour and safety by Ofsted in September 2013, and following a short inspection in July 2017 and again in September 2022, retained our ‘Good’ rating. We are focused on continuing our drive for excellent attainment and progress outcomes, with an aspiration to be rated ‘Outstanding’ at our full next inspection.
Arranging a visit to Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiry@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk.
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