Vacancy Reference
JOB003494
Job Title
Teaching Assistant Level 3
Job Start Date
September 2025
Salary Range
£26,409 to £32,654 pro rata Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Hours Per Week
20
Working Pattern
Term time only
School Address
Bellfield Junior School
Vineyard Road
Birmingham
B31 1PT
Telephone number: 0121 464 2895
Contact Email
enquiry@bellfield-jun.bham.sch.uk
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Period of Fixed Term Contract
01.09.2025 to 31.08.2026
Closing Date
19 June 2025, 5pm
Job Information

We wish to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join a “Good School”, (Ofsted June 2022). The vacancy will be Classroom based, supporting children across KS2.

Candidates will need to show initiative and be able to work as part of a team to provide a caring and stimulating learning environment for the children. You will be qualified to NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent), have good interpersonal skills, good behaviour management, ICT skills and enjoy working with children.

A SEND & SEMH/pastoral experience or qualification would be desirable.

Visits to school are encouraged. Dates are 06/06/2025 at 09:30am, 11/06/2025 at 4pm or telephone the school to make an appointment. Please can contact the school to speak with the Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, or School Business Manager to answer any queries or arrange a visit – please visit our website & review our last Ofsted report.

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.

How to apply:

Application packs are available by email to: enquiry@bellfield-jun.bham.sch.uk the school website or by collection from the school office.

Please note references will be required from all short-listed candidates prior to interview, candidates will need to ensure all names and address information is full and correct and ensure the proposed referee is aware of the request for a reference.

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.