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Teaching Assistant Level 2

Hall Green Junior School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 9AJ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.50 hours per week Monday to Friday Term Time Only
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31st August 2026
• Pay scale: Grade 2 (£24,796 - £26,824) Pro rata Part time & TTO

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key responsibilities:

Support for pupils (either individually or in groups)

Support the activities of individuals or groups.

Establish and maintain relationships with individual pupils and groups.

Contribute to individual Education Plans as appropriate.

Implement agreed learning strategies.

Support pupils during learning activities.

Promote pupils’ social and emotional development.

Contribute to the health and well being of all pupils.

Support children with specific needs (where appropriate to the focus of the role), for example, sensory and/or physical impairment, cognitive or learning needs, behavioural, emotional and social development needs and communication and interaction difficulties.

Support pupils with literacy and numeracy skills.

Support pupils to access the broad and balanced curriculum.

Dealing with the personal care needs ( including medical) of children where appropriate in line with local authority guidance.

Communicate, distribute and supervise work that has been set by the teacher in accordance with school policy.

Manage the behaviour of pupils whilst they are undertaking this work to ensure a constructive

environment and report back any issues/concerns at the end of the session.

Respond to any questions from pupils about process and procedures (not teaching the lesson)

Deal with any immediate problems / emergencies according to school policy and procedures.

Collect any completed work and return it to the teacher.

Accompany staff and pupils on educational visits, trips and out of school activities as required and take

responsibility for a group under the direction of the teacher / organiser.

Support for teachers:

Assist in preparing and maintaining the learning environment (including displays).

Contribute to the evaluation of learning activities

Contribute to the management of pupils’ behaviour.

Contribute to maintaining pupils’ records.

Support the maintenance of pupils’ safety and security.

Undertake routine marking in line with school policy.

Provide general administrative support, including taking registers, as required.

Support for school:

Support the development and effectiveness of team work within the school environment.

Develop and maintain working relationships with all staff and other professionals.

Liaise with parents as appropriate in line with school practice and procedures.

Work as required across the curriculum and across KS2 within the school in accordance with the job.

To fully support the current School Development Plan and to work towards meeting the targets

To fully support the Core Policies of School.

Support the use of information and communication technology in the classroom

General:

To perform other such duties as the Headteacher may from time to time determine:

Individuals have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children on our school.

To ensure their tasks are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety.

To participate in appropriate professional development including adhering to the principle of performance

management.

To adhere to the ethos of our school:

Promote the agreed vision and aims

To set an example of personal integrity and professionalism.

Attendance at appropriate staff meetings and parents evenings.

Any other duties as commensurate within the grade in order to ensure the smooth running of school.

What the school offers its staff

Hall Green Junior School is a popular and successful four form entry school. The governors wish to appoint a suitably qualified Teaching Assistant on a one year fixed term contract to support our children with Special Educational Needs across Key Stage 2. This role is linked to High Needs Funding and will cease should the funding cease or the child leaves the school.

You will need to have a calm, patient approach, be understanding when supporting the pupils and be flexible to their needs across the school day.

You would assist in the day-to-day preparation, organisation and delivery of learning under the supervision of the class teacher or SENDCo and be responsible for accelerating the progress of specific children

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

TA2 person spec SEN june 2023.pdf - 111 KB (opens in new tab)

TA2 job description June 2023.pdf - 156 KB (opens in new tab)

About Hall Green Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 479 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hall Green Junior School website
• Email address: s.pal@hallgrnj.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01214643840
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hall-green-junior-school-birmingham

4 Form Entry Junior School

Arranging a visit to Hall Green Junior School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.pal@hallgrnj.bham.sch.uk.

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