- Vacancy Reference
- JOB003459
- Job Title
- Level 3 Teaching Assistant
- Job Start Date
- 1 September 2025
- Salary Range
- £26,409 to £32,654 pro rata Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
- Hours Per Week
- 33.5
- Working Pattern
- Term time only
- School Address
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Highters Heath Nursery School
School Road
Billesley
Birmingham
B14 4BH
Telephone number: 0121 474 2356 - Contact Email
- l.davidson@khns.org.uk
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Closing Date
- 12 May 2025, 5:30pm
- Job Information
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Highters Heath Nursery School are looking for a passionate and committed level 3 teaching assistant/assistant SENCO to work alongside the school SENCO. The candidate will need to be a positive and flexible team member, working in an environment where everyone feels welcomed, safe, respected, included and valued. Candidates will hold the level 3 SENCO award or be willing to take this qualification.
The post will include the responsibility for:- ensuring a high-quality learning environment and provision which is inclusive of all children
- meeting with parents and professionals to support the writing of EY SEN Support Plans
- supporting small groups of children within the nursery setting
- working alongside teaching and support staff in order to deliver high quality teaching and learning opportunities for all children
- monitoring pupil progress and participating in planning and evaluating activities
- This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
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How to apply
Please contact the head teacher, Lauren Davidson, at l.davidson@khns.org.uk for further information or an application pack. Please return completed applications to the same email address.
- 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:
- 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
- BCC is a Living Wage employer.
- 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.
- Which 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 about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.