Teaching Assistant (Level 2 or Level 3) at Yardleys School in Birmingham

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-aloneacademy 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 standardsof pupil achievement through a broad and balanced curriculum and students makeexcellent progress.

The school motto "Working together for a better future" is far morethan just words. The collaborative ethoswhich permeates the school is at the heart of our success. Excellent studentbehaviour and an extremely well organised school provide the foundation forteachers 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 enthusiasticand committed Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join our team. Dutieswill include supporting the activities of individuals or groups of children toenable them to participate fully in their learning and access to thecurriculum. This will include working across different curriculum areas, liaising effectively with teaching staff and supporting the SENCO in assessingand monitoring the provision in place for these students. This role will befocussed on supporting our students with a variety of Special EducationalNeeds.

Experienceof supporting students' learning in a school setting is essential, as are goodnumeracy 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 BirminghamCity Council list will be required. For the Level 2 post, there will beopportunity 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-behavedstudents who arekeen to learn.
• A Competitive Pension Scheme (Teachers' Pension Scheme & Local GovernmentPension Scheme).
• Discretionaryhealthcare membershipto 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-establishedand effective pastoral systemsto 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 theirsubject pedagogy and practice.
• Acommitment to professional development opportunities with100+ hours of professional development time that can be accessed throughout the year - including coaching support, sharinggood practice with each other through a variety of teacher takeaway approaches, a half termly teaching and learning newsletter, regular hotspots, opportunitiesto work across partner schools in a joint practice development programme and aregular professional reading group.
• Theopportunity to undertake and be supported with a National ProfessionalQualification (NPQ).
• Effectivebusiness managementwith well-organised and effective systems whichenable teaching staff to focus on their core business of educating children.
• A collaborativeapproach with supportive managers and regular weekly meetings where subjectspecific training is provided through subject mastery sessions.
• Anexcellent induction programme tailored to your job role.
• Stateof the art facilitiesin a modern PFI building including a staff work room and staff room, that arewell-resourced with computers, a vending and drinks machine.

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

*OfstedMarch 2023

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

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

All applicantswill be required to provide two suitable references and all shortlisted will besubject to an online search.

The successfulcandidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: anenhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. The successful candidate will be required to provide a copy of their birthcertificate.

This post is exempt fromthe Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the ExceptionsOrder 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs andactivities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.