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32.5 hours a week
Permanent Contract
Salary: £27,254 Pro Rata
Actual salary: £21,312

The Governors are seeking an enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated teaching assistant to join our friendly and hard‑working team to support children’s learning in our KS1 and KS2 department.

• Creative and enthusiastic practitioner bringing own style and skills to support and enhance the excellent work developed throughout our school.
• Caring and understanding individual enjoying working with children and committed to supporting high standards and enjoyment of learning with high expectations of all pupils.
• Good understanding of attachment‑aware, trauma‑informed principles.
• Experience of working with individual pupils and small groups.
• Knowledge of a range of techniques making learning exciting and engaging.
• Experience or desire to incorporate outdoor or adventurous learning.
• Ability to work in genuine team atmosphere to achieve the best for our children and the school community.
• Desire to be involved in all aspects of school life.

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Ability to work in any year group.
• GCSE in English and Mathematics.
• Outstanding oral, written and numeracy skills.
• Knowledge of synthetic phonics.
• Experience of working with children in a primary school.
• Experience working with pupils with additional needs.

Four Oaks Primary 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, prohibition check, childcare disqualification (where applicable), qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Short‑listed candidates will undergo an online search as part of due diligence.

To apply, please send your application to p.johnson@fouroaksprimary.bham.sch.uk by the closing date: Sunday 4th January 2024 at 5pm. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.