Teaching Assistant

Bloomsbury Nursery School; Nechells; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloomsbury Nursery School in Birmingham is seeking an outstanding, term-time only, full-time Teaching Assistant G3/B to join our dedicated team. We value empathy, professionalism and a strong commitment to safeguarding while supporting children's learning and development.

The school operates within the Federation of Bloomsbury & Goodway Local Authority Maintained Nursery Schools, sharing executive leadership and governance.

Job description

About this Role

This role is subject to formal evaluation via the BCC equal pay progression job evaluation process.

We are a Local Authority Maintained Nursery School for children from 2 to 4 years of age.

Since September 2024, we have been a part of the Federation of Bloomsbury & Goodway Local Authority Maintained Nursery Schools. We share an Executive Head Teacher and a Governing Board .

https://www.bloomsburynurseryschool.co.uk/

https://www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/wm/heart-midlands-eysph

The team at Bloomsbury work with families to provide a rich, fulfilling and inspirational learning experience for all of our children. Both staff and governors are committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes. We want our children to feel that the sky is the limit! We welcome visits to our nursery school to share what makes Bloomsbury such a special place.

We are seeking an outstanding, term-time only, full time Teaching Assistant G3/B to join our dedicated team. If you have the knowledge, empathy, professionalism, drive and skill to fulfil this role, we would like to hear from you. Visits are warmly welcomed and greatly encouraged prior to application and/ or interview.

WE TAKE SAFEGUARDING SERIOUSLY

Bloomsbury Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff, students, volunteers and visiting professionals to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check (where applicable), Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); Qualifications (where applicable); Medical Fitness; Identity and Right to Work in the UK. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

An online search will also be carried out on all shortlisted candidates for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 226 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Birmingham City Council is a Living Wage employer.