Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Rufford Primary School are recruiting for a Level 2 Teaching Assistant to start in January 2022 or ASAP

Fixed Term, 32.5 Hours Per Week, 39 Weeks Per Year

Grade/Range 3, Spine Points  3-4

£14,012 - £14,614 (per annum pro rata)

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 700 employees and over 5,000 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our committed and talented team of staff at Rufford Primary School.  The schools key values include hard work, positivity and kindness, and we are looking for staff who can model these values.

Qualified candidates should be organised, self-motivated and confident as well as being extremely good communicators with excellent interpersonal skills and good IT Skills.

Main Duties:

• To undertake work/care/support programmes, enabling access to learning. 

• To assist teachers in the management of students within the classroom. 

• To support teaching staff in the development and education of students. 

• To support the deliverance of specialist provisions. 

You should have:

• Grade C GCSE/equivalent in English and Maths (L2 Key Skills accepted).

• Teaching Assistant NVQ Level 2 or relevant equivalent. 

Contact Ms Pippa Laight to arrange an informal discussion on 01384 686774 or plaight@rufford.dudley.sch.uk

Closing date: Friday 17th December 2021 12 noon

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2021-  https://bit.ly/3sFula8  

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide