Teaching Assistant Level 3

Calthorpe Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0TP

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  1 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,651.00 - £25,534.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3 9-22 Plus SEN

Teaching Assistant Level 3 job summary

LEVEL 3 Teaching Assistant

This level is applicable to experienced teaching assistants whose working role calls for competence across a varied range of responsibilities

Purpose of job

• To support teaching staff in the development and education of pupils including the provision of specialist skills as appropriate.

Duties and 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
• Assist in the formulation of Individual Education Plans as appropriate
• Support pupils during learning activities
• Promote pupils’ social and emotional development
• Contribute to the health and well being of pupils
• Provide support for bilingual/multilingual pupils (where appropriate to the focus of the role)
• Support children with specific needs, for example, sensory and/or physical impairment, cognitive or learning difficulties, behavioural, emotional and social development needs, communication and interaction difficulties and individual personal requirements.
• Support pupils to access the curriculum.

Support for the teacher(s)

• serve and report on pupil performance
• Assist in the planning and evaluation of learning activities
• Assist in preparing and maintaining the learning environment
• Contribute to the management of pupils’ behaviour
• Assist in the maintenance of pupils’ records
• Support the maintenance of pupils’ safety and security
• Supervise the whole class for a short time in an emergency or for a period of absence for up to 3 days.
• Provide general administrative support, for example, administer coursework, produce worksheets etc.
• Undertake joint home visits as appropriate and in line with LA policy.

Support for the school

• Support the development and effectiveness of team work within the school environment
• Develop and maintain working relationships with other professionals
• Liaise with parents as appropriate
• Review and develop own professional practice.
• To support the induction process for new starters and to provide training support for level 2 colleagues
• Any other duties deemed appropriate at the direction of the Head Teacher.

Support for the curriculum

• Support the use of information and communication technology in the classroom
  

  Requirement

  
  You will need to have an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.

Qualification required – Essential – NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Within the grade and job description of each level the exact focus of the role will be decided at school level and will take into account the needs of the school as well as the experience and development needs of the member of staff

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Calthorpe Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 432 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Calthorpe Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/calthorpe-academy

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