Teaching Assistant Level 3

Job Information

Oscott Manor School

Reservoir Road

Stockland Green

Birmingham

B23 6DE

Telephone Number: 0121 360 8222

Email Address: recruitment@oscottmanor.bham.sch.uk

Job Start Date: Monday 4 September 2023

Oscott Manor School are looking to appoint a number of calm and reflective practitioners, both permanent and fixed term staff, to join our team in the role of Teaching Assistant.

Our school is a community special school for pupils aged between 11 and 19 with autism as their primary diagnosis. We are proud to be a UNICEF Rights Respecting School. Oscott Manor School is rated by OFSTED as a good school. Teaching Assistants are valued in our school and have a key role in supporting access to the curriculum, following individual education, health and care plans and enabling all pupils to achieve and succeed. We are looking for staff who are good role models and have experience of working directly with children or young people in a group or on a one to one basis in a primary, secondary or special school setting and is firmly committed to inclusion. This post could be based in any class and any key stage working with pupils who have persistent differences with social interaction, social communication and understanding emotions. Our pupils need clear boundaries and consistent support with engagement, learning, emotional regulation, sensory needs and behaviour management. Special school experience is not necessary providing you have a willingness to learn and a dedication to securing positive outcomes for all pupils. At Oscott Manor School, all adults act as duty bearers to advocate for children’s rights and we expect all staff to uphold the rights of the child in every action they take. Oscott Manor currently operates across two sites, being our main building and, our sixth form centre. The successful candidates will be based at one of our sites but could be requested to work at the other site at any time.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

How to apply

Please download an application pack.

Completed applications should be returned by email: recruitment@oscottmanor.bham.sch.uk

Shortlisting: Tuesday 6 June 2023

Interview date: Thursday 15 June 2023

Safeguarding 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: Support Staff enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. References All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Short-listed candidates An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. Terms and conditions 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. This 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 Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.