Vacancy Reference
JOB003481
Job Title
Level 3 Teaching Assistant
Job Start Date
1 September 2025
Salary Range
£26,409 to £32,654 Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Hours Per Week
36.5, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm, Wednesday 8.30am to 5.00pm, Friday 8.15am to 3.30pm
Working Pattern
Term time only
School Address
Grove School
Grove Lane
Lozells And East Handsworth
Birmingham
B21 9HB
Telephone number: 0121 464 4669
Contact Email
n.kaur@grove.bham.sch.uk
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
13 June 2025, midday
Job Information

The governors are seeking to appoint a level 3 teaching assistant.

The successful applicants must have:

  • level 3 teaching assistant qualification
  • experience of working with children
  • excellent numeracy and literacy skills

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

If you are suitably qualified, highly motivated and creative then please apply.

You are welcome to join us for an informal visit to find out more about our amazing school.

Informal visits are on Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 1.30pm and 3.45pm.
Please email Pardeep Kaur at pardeep.kaur@grove.bham.sch.uk to arrange your informal visit to Grove.

Interviews will be held on Friday 13 June 2025 at Grove School.

How to apply

Application forms can be downloaded from the school website in the vacancies section.

Please email your completed application to vacancy@grove.bham.sch.uk

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.