Start date: 24 February 2025 Hours per week: 32.50, Term time only Water Mill Primary School Water Mill Close Birmingham B29 6TS Telephone number: 0121 464 7769 Contact email: vacancywatermill.bham.sch.uk Contract type: Fixed term for 12 months Water Mill Primary School serves the communities of Selly Oak and Harborne. We are a happy, safe, caring community all working hard to ensure that each child achieves their very best and meets or exceeds all expected standards. We know that children work best when they are happy, interested and challenged and that school life is not just about academic standards, it is also about building positive relationships and participating in a wide variety of activities in and outside of school. Our pupils are encouraged to make decisions about what and how they learn, to be independent, creative and confident. We are a small, friendly one form entry primary school on the borders of Selly Oak and Harborne, Birmingham. We are proud of the rich diversity of our community and the excellent relationships that exist between pupils, staff, governors and parents. We believe that together we can make a difference and influence the future. We are seeking to appoint for a fixed term of 12 months an enthusiastic teaching assistant to join our friendly, efficient and caring team. The successful candidate will be highly motivated and passionate about providing the best outcomes for all pupils. They will have high levels of organisation, proactivity and positivity and be someone who will fully engage children in their learning making a positive contribution to the delivery of quality learning experiences for our children. You will be required to have: a relevant qualification with good English and Maths skills good behaviour management skills good communication skills experience of supporting pupils with special educational needs the ability to use your own initiative a friendly and caring personality the ability to use your own initiative 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 To apply please visit our website and go to our vacancy page where you will find the application pack. Alternatively, you may email vacancywatermill.bham.sch.uk and request a pack. Please note CVs will not be accepted. Visits to the school are actively encouraged. To request a visit please email vacancywatermill.bham.sch.uk. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an 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. 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. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.