Teaching Assistant Level 2

Kings Norton Nursery School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 8SY

40 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 June 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant Level 2 job summary

Kings Norton Nursery School are seeking a passionate and committed Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our team in our 3 year-old provision for a one year fixed term contract in the first instance. The candidate will need to be a positive and flexible team member, working in an environment where everyone feels welcomed, safe, respected and valued.

We are looking for a teaching assistant who can:

• Support small groups of children in our 3 year old provision.
• Work alongside teaching and support staff in order to deliver high quality teaching and learning opportunities for children.
• Work as part of a team, forming positive relationships with pupils, parents and staff.
• Support with personal care, healthy eating, embedding nursery routines and speech and language.
• Ensure adequate supervision of the children at all times and deal with the needs of the children on a daily basis.
• Ensure that the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policy and procedures are followed at all times.
• We can offer you:

A positive and rewarding working environment with a team of dedicated and supportive colleagues.

An outstanding, collaborative, supportive school community.

A commitment to support you in developing new skills through professional development opportunities and experiences.

The opportunity to make an outstanding contribution to the early childhood education of our children through high quality teaching that is ambitious for every child.

Safeguarding:

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: Enhanced DBS, Online Searches, Prohibition checks, Childcare Disqualification, qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. Please note that qualifications will be checked to ensure that they meet the statutory recommendations as detailed in the Department for Education's Qualification Checker. This has been attached to enable candidates to confirm that qualifications meet the statutory recommendations.

References:

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references, prior to interview, one of which must be from your current or most recent employer.

Terms and Conditions:

BCC is a Living Wage employer

Please contact the school office on 0121 675 3993 if you would like any further information or would like to arrange a visit to the school on Wednesday 20th May at 4pm or Monday 1st June at 4pm.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Kings Norton Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 94 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kings Norton Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kings-norton-nursery-school

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