Higher Level Teaching Assistant – Prayer and Liturgy Leader - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham City Council

Description

Hours per week: 32.5 per week, term time only

Contract Type: Permanent

The Abbey Catholic Primary School

Sutton Road

Birmingham

B23 6QL

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Job Start Date: 3 January 2023

The St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing seven Primary Schools and two Secondary Schools. Our schools are based in Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and Aston.

The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families.

As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school's activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school's education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy.

Abbey Primary is an oversubscribed friendly two-form entry Good Catholic School which serves the 'Abbey' Parish in Erdington.

The Board of Directors of this 'Good' Catholic School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant who will contribute to the continued growth of this caring, popular primary school and be fully supportive of the Catholic ethos.

We are looking for a permanent Higher Level Teaching Assistant who has/is:

A committed and practising Catholic.

Excellent written and oral skills.

The ability to communicate effectively with children, staff and parents.

A commitment to ensuring children achieve their full potential.

Is committed to raising standards within a broad and balanced curriculum.

Has the ability to develop children's wellbeing and self-esteem.

Is able to communicate effectively and enjoys working as part of a team.

A job description can be found within the advertisement on our Vacancies website.

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.

This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

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.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. St John Paul II Multi Academy is an Equal Opportunities employer.

Closing Date: 5 December 2022, 9am

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please follow the links on our website to apply

Visits to look around the school are recommended, please contact the main office on

to arrange.

Please note we do not accept CV's; applications will only be considered if received on a Catholic Education application form.

Interviews: Thursday 8 December 2022