1 Permanent Full Time Level 2 Teaching Assistant Required to start 24th February 2025
Grade 2 Scp 3 - 8 (£24,027 - £25,992 + SEN Point pro rata)
32.5 hours per week Term Time Only
Head Teacher - Mrs Alison Carter
Longwill Primary School for Deaf Children, Bell Hill, Northfield, Birmingham B31 1LD
Telephone: 0121 475 3923, Email: enquiry@longwill.bham.sch.uk
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Our outstanding innovative and welcoming primary special school caters for children between the ages of 2 – 11 years old who are D/deaf and require a sign bilingual education. We are currently funded for 65 places. The school has a national reputation as a centre of excellence in Deaf Education.
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Teaching Assistant who has high expectations for D/deaf children and a firm commitment to raising standards, working alongside our Teachers of the Deaf and fellow Teaching Assistants, both Deaf and hearing.
Longwill is a small, friendly school which offers an excellent education to D/deaf pupils from throughout the West Midlands and surrounding areas. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who:
· Thinks creatively
· Uses their own initiative
· Is enthusiastic, motivated and a lifelong learner
· Is able to work well in teams
· Support the varied and complex needs of our Deaf sign bilingual pupils, some with additional needs
· Can work flexibly to meet the needs of the school
· Has the ability to communicate in British Sign Language (minimum Level 1)
We can offer you:
· An innovative and exciting special school environment, committed to providing the best opportunities for D/deaf children and staff.
· The opportunity to work in a school which priortises the continued professional development of its staff
· Delightful and hardworking D/deaf sign bilingual children.
· A supportive environment with dedicated and highly skilled staff.
A commitment to CPD is essential.
Informal visits are strongly encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange on 0121 475 3923
Closing Date for Applications: Monday 13th January 2025 @ 9.00 am
Application Packs are available on the school website Vacancies TA | longwill
Please note that we are unable to accept CV’s.
Interviews to be held week commencing 20th January 2025
Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
Successful applicant(s) will need to provide evidence of their Identity and Right to Work in the UK.