Vacancies
Cleaner
Required: 16 May 2025 (or as soon as possible)
Salary: Band A - £23,656 - £24,027 pro rata Actual Salary: £9,564 - £9,714
15 hours per week:
- 3 hours per day 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
- Flexible working in school holidays as agreed with Site Manager
Applicants will need to
- be hardworking and work to high standards of cleanliness
- have good timekeeping
- be flexible
- work as part of a team
- be willing to undertake any required training
Some previous experience of cleaning a commercial premises is desirable.
Would you like to be part of the team? If so, please complete an application form and return it to school either by post or by email to:
Forest Oak & Merstone School
Windward Way
Smith’s Wood
Birmingham
B36 0UE
Tel: 0121 717 1040
Email: office@forest-oak.solihull.sch.uk
Closing date: Sunday 6 April 2025
Interview date: Wednesday 9 April 2025
Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and a commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS and on-line checks.
Learning Support Assistants to include Personal and Medical Care Support
Salary: B Band - £24,027 - £24,790 (pro-rata) £18,092 – £18,667 (Actual Salary)
(This is subject to qualifications and experience)
Post: Learning Support Assistants to include Personal and Medical Care Support
(Fixed Term Post until 31st August 2026)
Start date: Monday 28th April 2025
A fantastic opportunity to work across Forest Oak and Merstone Schools.
Both schools are Ofsted rated outstanding and this is a wonderful opportunity for anyone looking to start a career in SEND education and care.
We are seeking to appoint at least 8 highly motivated and enthusiastic Band B Learning Support Assistants to be part of our schools who have a fun-loving positive attitude that makes every pupil feel valued as playing and interacting with the learners is essential. You will be involved in the day-to-day education and care of children and young people with a wide range of SEND aged from 3 -19 years and could be at any one of our school sites to include;
- Pebbles Nursery
- Forest Oak School
- Merstone School
- Oakwood Centre
- Woodlands Campus
Each morning you will be allocated your placement for the day. This will give you a wide range of experiences and opportunities to work across ages and phases and to support a wide range of SEND to include MLS, SLD, PMLD, ASD and ADHD. You will be joining a fantastic, hardworking and experienced staff team who will encourage and support you to grow and develop.
You will need;
- A high level of multitasking is essential - this is a busy hardworking environment and on a daily basis you could be working at any site in our schools
- A calm and sensitive approach, combined with patience, tolerance, stamina, and humour
- A willingness to learn and develop your own skills and abilities to best support our pupils
- Resilience, as there are times when things are a challenge both mentally and physically
- To build positive and supportive relationships
- To be a team player, resilient, and motivated by challenge
- To have the ability to think creatively
Finally, you must be prepared to feel special and important to many children and young people and their families. There is simply no other job quite like it.
The role
The role is for 8.30 – 3.30 Monday to Friday. We are looking to appoint up to 8 people for these roles, working either 2 ,3, 4 or 5 days a week. You will need to be able to work set days, the same days every week. Please indicate on your application form what days you would be prepared to work.
We are dedicated to providing a range of induction and continuing professional development opportunities to the successful candidates and look forward to hearing from applicants with suitable skills and experience. In the supporting statement part of your application, you should clearly specify the following;
- Do you have basic literacy and numeracy skills?
- Do you have any SEND or childcare / adult social care / school-based experience?
- Do you have any relevant qualifications?
- Are you able to assist in the physical care and behaviour management of pupils, including moving, lifting and handling when appropriate?
- Do you have an awareness and understanding of the needs of the children with physical disabilities, learning difficulties, sensory impairments, challenging behaviour and medical difficulties?
- Tell us about your personal skills and qualities.
Essential/ Desirable;
- NNEB/ NVQ 2 /BTEC or other relevant childcare or healthcare qualification desirable
- GCSE Maths & English Pass or Reading & Writing Skills and Numeracy Skills NVQ Level 2 essential
- SEN experience desirable
- Recent experience of working with children in a learning environment desirable
- Ability to work positively with parents, school nurses and other professionals to improve the support for the pupil essential
- Medical care experience desirable
- Basic knowledge of First Aid desirable
Would you like to be part of the team? If so, download the information and application pack and return your completed application form to office@merstone.solihull.sch.uk or contact school for more information.
An information session for these posts is being held on Wednesday 12th March 2025 from 2.30pm – 3.30pm at the schools – please call 0121 717 1040 to book a place.
Forest Oak School and Merstone School
Windward Way
Smith’s Wood
Birmingham B36 0UE
Tel: 0121 717 1040 Email: office@merstone.solihull.sch.uk
Closing date: Monday 17th March 2025 at 9.00am
Interview dates: Thursday 20th March and Friday 21st March 2025
Our schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions in our schools are subject to Enhanced DBS checks. We undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process.
Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves.
Pupil Specific Teaching & Learning Support Assistant
Salary: B Band - Annual salary £24,027 - £24,790 Pro rata
Actual Salary £18,092 - £18,667
Posts 32.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday) – Term Time Only
2 Year Fixed Term to 31 August 2026
To start as soon as possible
Forest Oak School is:
- for pupils with MLD, aged 4-18 years
- an outstanding school (Ofsted 2011, 2014 & 2019)
We are offering a school community:
- where pupils enjoy learning and value their relationships with us
- where staff are passionate about enabling all pupils to achieve beyond expectation
- where together we make a creative, dynamic team, proud to overcome challenges and celebrate each individual’s achievements
- campus with two other schools, in a very well resourced building
Essential:
NNEB/NVQ Level 2/BTEC or other relevant childcare qualification
High level of literacy and numeracy – GCSE Maths & English (or equivalent)
Experience working with children
SEN experience and positive behaviour management expertise.
Would you like to be part of the team? To find out more, contact:
Jill Lambert
Forest Oak School
Windward Way
Birmingham
B36 0UE
Tel: 0121 717 1040
Email: office@forest-ok.solihull.sch.uk
Application by SMBC application form only - to be posted or emailed to above.
Closing date: 5 p.m. 23 February 2025
Interviews: 4 March 2025
Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and a commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS and on-line checks.
Please note an application form must be completed in order to apply for this vacancy. CV will not be considered.
Post is subject to an Enhanced DBS application, a Pre-Employment Medical questionnaire, a Criminal Records Self-Declaration, On-Line search and at least two satisfactory references.
Lunchtime Supervisors
Please contact us to see if we have current vacancies
Hours: 5 hours 50 minutes per week: 12.50 pm – 2.00 pm
Salary: Band A - £22,366 - £22,737 pro rata for term time and part-time hours
Actual Salary - £3,008 - £3,057
Fixed Term Contracts (Required as soon as possible until August 2025)
Lunchtime supervisors required to help support our children to have a happy lunchtime.
Forest Oak School is:
- for pupils with MLD, aged 4-18 years
- an outstanding school (Ofsted 2011, 2014 & 2019)
Applicants will need to
- enjoy working with children
- be flexible
- have a sense of humour
- be firm, fair and friendly
- work as part of a team
- be willing to undertake first aid training
Some previous experience of working with children is desirable but not essential
Would you like to be part of the team? If so, please see attached to apply and ensure you submit two references with your completed application form - scroll to bottom of page for forms and further information.
If you would like to find out more, through an informal chat, contact Jill Lambert in the school office.
Forest Oak School
Tel: 0121 717 0088
Email: office@forest-oak.solihull.sch.uk
Website: www.forest-oak.solihull.sch.uk
Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and a commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.