Level 3 Teaching Assistant in Stourbridge

Kinver High School is seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and dedicated Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join our supportive and ambitious team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference to students' learning, wellbeing and personal development within a supportive and ambitious school community.

As a Level 3 Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teaching staff to support individual students and small groups, delivering tailored learning and pastoral support. Working primarily within our Thrive Centre, you will build positive relationships with students who require additional nurture, structure and personalised approaches to learning, helping them develop confidence, resilience and independence.

You will contribute to planning, deliver targeted interventions and help create an inclusive environment where every student can thrive. Staff may also be required to work across the wider school to support learning and intervention provision when needed.

The successful candidate will possess the expertise to inspire and engage students and will be determined to get the best from our diverse cohort of students, ensuring they make their very best progress. Applications are welcomed from talented and aspirant individuals who genuinely enjoy helping to improve students’ achievement and attainment.

We are ambitious for our students and take great pride in being a positive and supportive learning community. Kinver High School offers excellent professional development opportunities, both in school and as part of the Trust, and a positive environment within which to help drive your career forward.

If you feel that you have energy, drive and determination to succeed in this post, we strongly encourage you to visit us and see for yourself the fantastic opportunities we can provide.

We will offer you:

• An experienced and supportive team
• Considerable opportunities for career development
• Excellent facilities and a positive environment
• A comprehensive Induction Package

We are sure that once you visit us and meet our students, you’ll find we are the school for you and your career journey, our CPD through school and in partnership with Invictus is exemplary. We want the very best staff for our students and look forward to finding out if you are that person. We would strongly encourage you to get in touch.

Please contact Tyler Brooks, HR Support Officer at tbrooks@invictus.education to request further details.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references.

This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to an Enhanced DBS Check including the Children’s Barred List Verification through the DfE’s Check a Teacher’s Record (for applicable roles). It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered ‘protected’ and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance.

As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.