Higher Level Teaching Assistant

3 weeks ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham City Council Full time

Job start date: 4 November 2024

Hours per week: 35 term time only

Longwill School

Bell Hill

Birmingham

B31 1LD

Telephone number:

Contact email:

Contract type: Permanent

Our highly successful innovative and welcoming primary special school currently caters for 65 places for pupils between the ages of 2 to 11 years who are Deaf and require a sign bilingual education. The school has a national reputation as a centre of excellence in Deaf Education.

We are looking for a somebody who:


• thinks creatively


• can plan, deliver and assess small group work and intervention


• uses their own initiative and is also able to work well in team


• is enthusiastic, motivated and a lifelong learner


• can 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


• understands the National Curriculum and the strategies used for Teaching and Learning


• ability to undertake a range of teaching activities with confidence when covering a class


• has the ability to communicate in British Sign Language minimum Level 1 (Level 3 preferred), must be accredited by Signature or similar organisation


• understands and is able to work to the HLTA Standards

We can offer you:


• an innovative and exciting special school environment, committed to providing the best opportunities for Deaf children and staff


• the opportunity to work in a school which prioritises the continued professional development of its staff


• delightful and hardworking Deaf sign bilingual children


• a supportive environment with dedicated and highly skilled staff

You will need:


• good written English and British Sign Language Skills to a minimum of BSL Level 1


• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent plus appropriate experience


• at least NVQ Level 2 of Literacy and Numeracy


• minimum of 2 years' experience as a teaching assistant (within the last 5 years)

A commitment to CPD is essential.

Informal visits are encouraged. Please contact our School Office to arrange on or email:

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

How to apply:

Further information and an application pack is available on the school website

Please note that we are unable to accept CV's.

Interviews to be held week commencing 23 September 2024.

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: 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.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

BCC is a Living Wage employer.

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.

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