1:1 Teaching Assistant

Job Information

Slade Primary School

Slade Road

Erdington

B23 7PX

Telephone number: 0121 675 0618

Email address: recruitment@atlp.org.uk

Required as soon as possible

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership is a highly successful Multi Academy Trust (MAT) encompassing six secondary schools, 13 primary schools, a Teaching School Hub, and School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider. Our schools are based in North Birmingham, Tamworth, Lichfield, North Warwickshire and Coventry.

A vacancy for a 1:1 Teaching Assistant has arisen within our Multi Academy Trust. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and outstanding practitioner to support teaching staff in the development and education of pupils including the provision of specialist skills.

The role is to support a pupil with ADHD, significant learning needs and emotional dysregulation who has recently received an EHCP across the school day.

The areas of support include:

ADHD, significant learning needs, conduct difficulties and oppositional defiant disorder.

The role includes providing support across the school day including both structured and unstructured times and supporting with intimate care needs.

The successful candidate will be working under the direction of the class teacher and SENDCo providing interventions for literacy, maths and speech, language and communication needs as well as targeted support for SEMH and sensory needs.

What you'll need to succeed

• to share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and schools

• be committed to keeping our students safe

• be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people

• be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with students, staff, parents, and carers

• the ability to work in a fast paced, challenging yet always rewarding role

What you'll get in return

• professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we invest in your development through training and progression opportunities across our schools

• a competitive salary

• competitive pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)

• 3 paid Professional Development Days

To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact: Marie Smith (SENDCo) ma.smith@slade.bham.sch.uk

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

How to apply

Closing date: 23 May 2023, 9:00am

Please apply online

Completed applications should include an application form and a letter of application no more than 2 sides of A4 outlining ‘what skills and experience you have that make you suitable for the role’.

Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@atlp.org.uk

Please note we do not accept CV’s; application will only be considered if received on an ATLP application form.

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safeguarding This 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: Support Staff enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. References All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Short-listed candidates An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. Terms and conditions This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Rehabilitation of offenders This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities 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 Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.