Teaching Assistant; Level 2 or Level 3

About this Role

Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Required for as soon as possible

36.5 hours per week

Term time only

NJC Grade 2 £ 25,614 - £27,709p.a. pro rata

(Actual salary £22,494 - £24,333p.a.)

NJC Grade 3 £ 28,154 - £34,811p.a. pro rata

(Actual salary £24,724 - £30,570p.a.)

"Yardleys School is a unique and special place." *

Yardleys isa thriving, vibrant and heavily oversubscribed 11-16 multi-ethnic stand-alone academy in Birmingham, with 943 students on roll. The diversity of the school population reflects the rich, cultural mixof the local area.

The school is highly focused on raising standards of pupil achievement through a broad and balanced curriculum and students make excellent progress.

The school motto "Working together for a better future" is far morethan just words. The collaborative ethos which permeates the school is at the heart of our success. Excellent student behaviour and an extremely well organised school provide the foundation for teachers to focus on delivering outstanding lessons and continuously improvingtheir practice. We pride ourselves on offering all students the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills needed to be successful global citizens.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join our team. Duties will include supporting the activities of individuals or groups of children toenable them to participate fully in their learning and access to the curriculum. This will include working across different curriculum areas, liaising effectively with teaching staff and supporting the SENCO in assessing and monitoring the provision in place for these students.

This role will befocussed on supporting our students with a variety of Special Educational Needs.

Experience of supporting students' learning in a school setting is essential, as are good numeracy and literacy skills. You will need to be educated to at least GCSElevel and have a good working knowledge of ICT. For the Level 3 post, arecognised Level 3 teaching assistant qualification according to the Birmingham City Council list will be required. For the Level 2 post, there will be opportunity to undertake the qualification to achieve Level 3 status.

When joining Yardleys, you will benefit from:

• Akeen eye on staff workload with a generous Planning, Preparation & Assessment (PPA) allocation.
  Well-behaved students who arekeen to learn.
• A Competitive Pension Scheme (Teachers' Pension Scheme & Local Government Pension Scheme).
• Discretionary healthcare membership
  to Benenden Health with access to a 24/7 GP helpline, mental health helpline, medical diagnostics & treatment and mobile app with wellbeing classes.
• Adesignated wellbeing day for all staff.
• GenerousPPA time during internal assessment weeks, which take place two times per year, including designated marking days.
• Well-established and effective pastoral systems
  to support with student behaviour and welfare.
• Highrate of staff retention.
• A progressive, dynamic and research informed CPDprogramme
  , providing teachers with a genuine opportunity to develop their subject pedagogy and practice.
• Acommitment to professional development opportunities with
  100+ hours of professional development time that can be accessed throughout the year - including coaching support, sharing good practice with each other through a variety of teacher takeaway approaches, a half termly teaching and learning newsletter, regular hotspots, opportunities to work across partner schools in a joint practice development programme and aregular professional reading group.
• The opportunity to undertake and be supported with a National Professional Qualification (NPQ).
• Effective business management
  with well-organised and effective systems which enable teaching staff to focus on their core business of educating children.
• A collaborative approach with supportive managers and regular weekly meetings where subject specific training is provided through subject mastery sessions.
• An
  excellent induction programme tailored to your job role.
• Stateof the art facilities
  in a modern PFI building including a staff work room and staff room, that arewell-resourced with computers, a vending and drinks machine.

Leaders care deeply about staff. They are mindful ofwell-being and workload, and staff feel valued and appreciated. *

* Ofsted March 2023

Closing date: 9:00 am on Friday 25th September 2026.

Yardleys School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect allstaff to share this commitment.

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