Teaching Assistant Level 3

Teaching Assistant Level 3

Salary: Grade 3 (£25,119-£31,364) FTE pro rata

Hours of Work: Part Time–5 mornings (10 hrs) per week (08.45am – 10.45am)

Term Time Only

Fixed term contract for one academic year 2024- 2025

Location: St Nicholas Catholic Primary School, Jockey Road, Boldmere

Sutton Coldfield B73 5US

Start date: Monday 2 September 2024

St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing seven Primary and two Secondary Schools, all based in Sutton Coldfield, Walmley, Erdington and Aston.

The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families.

As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school’s activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy. This post can be undertaken by either a practising Catholic or someone who is non-Catholic.

St. Nicholas Catholic Primary School is a popular one form entry school.

The Governors wish to appoint an enthusiastic, flexibly minded Level 3 qualified part time Teaching Assistant on a temporary contract initially to support teaching and learning for 2 hours each day in our Key Stage 1 & 2 Classes.

• Be supportive of the Catholic ethos of our school.
• Be required to provide academic, behavioural and social support for groups and individual children.
• Have a good understanding of the National Curriculum.
• Be enthusiastic and a good communicator.
• Have high standards of oral, written and numeracy skills.
• Be committed to raising pupils’ attainment, particularly in literacy and mathematics and have an understanding of intervention strategies applicable to Key Stage 1 & 2.
• Experience of working within a Catholic school would be desirable but not essential.
• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children.

• A positive caring ethos based upon the values of the Catholic faith.
• Well motivated happy children who love to come to school and are excited about their learning.
• An exciting opportunity of collaborative working as part of a forward-thinking Multi Academy that provides opportunities to support and develop your continuing professional development.
• A committed and supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop your professional career.
• The opportunity of being part of a hardworking, professional and fun team.
• Strong parish links and supportive parents, Local Governing Board and Senior Leadership Team.

We are a friendly staff and have an outstanding reputation. Informal visits to the school are most welcome. Please call the school office to make an appointment. by contacting Mrs K. Capaldi or Mrs C. Sotgiu in the school office on 0121 355 2649 or Email .

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. St John Paul II Multi Academy is an Equal Opportunities employer. The Multi Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and staff and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS check is required for all successful applicants. An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

The deadline for applications: Friday 5 July 2024 by 12.00pm

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you please follow the online application process under the ‘vacancies’ section at https://johnpaulii.co.uk/vacancies/

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £25,119.00-£31,365.00 per year

Expected hours: 10 per week

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 05/07/2024
Expected start date: 02/09/2024