Job start date: As soon as possible. Hours per week: 32.5 term time only Stechford Primary School Albert Road Stechford Birmingham B33 8SJ Telephone number: 0121 464 3245 Contact email: sbmstechford.bham.sch.uk Contract type: Fixed term for 12 months “Stechford Primary School is a welcoming, friendly school. Pupils are happy and well cared for. Staff know their pupils and families extremely well and there is a real sense of community. The school has high aspirations for all its pupils and its community. Everyone works hard to provide rich and purposeful experiences to widen pupils’ horizons, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND).” OFSTED Feb 2024. We are offering an excellent opportunity to establish our new inclusive provision which will consist of two classes. We are looking to appoint a full time SEND Teaching Assistant within our new provision to provide our pupils with the opportunity to achieve excellent outcomes and enable them to thrive and include with their mainstream peers successfully. The successful candidate will have high expectations and demonstrate a calm, positive and consistent approach towards children with autism and/or social and communication difficulties, cognition and learning needs and other complexities of SEND. The successful candidate will promote inclusive and adaptable teaching and learning strategies which follow a tailored curriculum that supports developing the whole child. The curriculum prioritises social communication skills, self-regulation and a child centred TEACCH approach. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced SEND practitioner with a passion for SEND and Inclusion. The role of our SEND teaching assistant is unique and the successful candidate will work with a close team of staff and create an environment that will support and nurture our pupils. The successful candidate will: have a level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification have a clear understanding of techniques and approaches considered ‘best practice’ for children with additional needs have experience of catering for a wide range of need and breadth of ability within an inclusive environment demonstrate proven standards of excellent, inclusive support (with mainstream SEND pupils or within a specialist setting show commitment and passion when working with pupils with special educational needs through aspirational target setting have excellent SEND subject knowledge and experience in the fields of ASC, SLCN, SEMH, MLD and SLD demonstrate professional growth through engagement with research and evidence-based practice support and implement a highly-bespoke curriculum which results in excellent progress outcomes for children with additional needs provide an ambitious learning environment which meets the children’s sensory, pastoral, cognitive and neuro-diverse needs We can offer you: a committed, welcoming, professional and hardworking staff team children who are happy, keen and eager to learn a fully supportive and professional governing body inclusive school environment that values the wellbeing and professional development of its staff opportunities for career progression and ongoing training This is an exciting opportunity to join a wonderful school and be part of the journey from ‘Good’ to ‘Outstanding’. Visits to the school are welcomed. 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: Please download the job description and person specification and Apply Online Please note that offline application forms will not be considered - please submit an online application via the link above. For further information please contact the school on 0121 464 3245. Interviews: Week commencing 24 February 2025. 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. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. BCC is a Living Wage employer. 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.