Site Manager – Ferndale Primary
Reference: SANDED000007822
Hours: 37 hours per week (times to be agreed) 52 weeks per year
Grade: Band D SCP 9 - 17 (£28,153 - £32,046)
Location: Ferndale Primary School, Ferndale Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham. West Midlands. B43 5QF
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 16th October 2026
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SENDCO – Devonshire Infant and Junior Academies
Reference: SANDED000007833
Hours: Full Time
Grade: L2 - L6 (54,927 - £60,619 p.a.)
Location: Devonshire Infant and Junior Academies, Auckland Road, Smethwick, B67 7AT
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 19th October 2026
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Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Hanbury Primary
Reference: SANDED000007838
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time only
Grade: Band E SCP 18 - 25 (£32,578 - £37,563) pro rata (Actual salary £25,093 - £29,187)
Location: Hanbury Primary School, Hanbury Road, West Bromwich B70 9NT
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 19th October 2026 at 9.00am
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Cleaner - Tividale Community Primary
Reference: SANDED000007839
Hours: 12.5 hours per week
Grade: Band A, SCP 3 £25,614 pro rata (£13.28 per hour) (actual £8,653 per annum)
Location: Tividale Community Primary, Dudley Road West, Tividale, B69 2HT
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Thursday 22nd October 2026 at 12pm
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Early Years Practitioner Level 3 (Maternity Cover) - Tinywoods Nursery / First Steps Nursery
Reference: SANDED000007843
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Term Time Only)
Grade: £25,615 - £27,710 per annum pro rata (£22,666 - £24,519 per annum)
Location: Tinywoods Nursery, 100 Clent Road, Oldbury B68 9ER / First Steps Nursery, Waterloo Road, Smethwick B66 4ND
Contract: Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)
Closing Date: Sunday 25th October 2026
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Site Manager – Grove Vale Primary
Reference: CH2279
Hours: 25 hours per week, 52 weeks
Grade: Grade D, SCP 9-17, £28,153 - £32,046 (Actual salary, £19,022 - £21,652 p.a.)
Location: Grove Vale Primary, 16 Monksfield Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6AL
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 30th October 2026
Shortlisting Date: 1st November 2026
Visiting Days: 15th October 2026
Interview Date: TBC
The Governors and Head teacher of Grove Vale Primary School wish to appoint a dedicated, proactive, and highly reliable Site Manager to play a key role in maintaining a safe, secure, clean, and welcoming environment for our pupils, staff, and visitors. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in site management, maintenance, or facilities management who takes pride in their work and enjoys being part of a supportive school community.
As Site Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management, security, maintenance, and cleanliness of the school site. You will oversee the efficient operation of the premises, ensuring that buildings and grounds are safe, well maintained, and fit for purpose at all times.
Key responsibilities include:
• Managing the security of the school site, including locking and unlocking premises and operating alarms and CCTV systems.
• Carrying out routine inspections and identifying maintenance requirements.
• Coordinating and monitoring contractors and external service providers.
• Supervising cleaning staff and maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout the school.
• Supporting health and safety compliance and maintaining appropriate records.
• Managing minor repairs and site improvement projects.
• Monitoring utilities and promoting efficient use of energy across the site.
• Working closely with school leaders to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the school environment.
What We Are Looking For:
We are looking for someone who:
• Has at least three years' experience in a site management, maintenance, caretaking, or similar role.
• Has experience of supervising or monitoring staff.
• Possesses practical maintenance and DIY skills.
• Has a good understanding of health and safety requirements, including COSHH and fire safety.
• Can communicate effectively with staff, contractors, and external agencies.
• Is dependable, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Is flexible and able to work occasional evenings and weekends when required.
• Relevant training such as COSHH, IOSH, Manual Handling, Asbestos Awareness, and Fire Safety would be advantageous.
• A supportive leadership team.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• The chance to make a real difference to the environment in which our children learn and thrive.
Prior to applying, please give consideration to any other existing contracts to ensure that you can fulfil the role if successful Application packs, (JD, Pers spec and application forms) are available below and should be returned to jessica.petrie@grovevale.sandwell.sch.uk.
Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email. If you provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.
If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox incase any correspondence has been delivered there.
We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
Online Search
An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) clearance is required for this role.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children’s Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post
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.
Further information relating to our school, including our policies can be found on our website - https://www.grovevale.co.uk
KS1 Teacher - Rounds Green Primary School
Reference: SANDED000007842
Hours: Full Time
Grade: Main Teacher Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale
Location: Rounds Green Primary, Brades Road, Oldbury, B69 2DP
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (Ending 31st August 2027)
Closing Date: Monday 2nd November 2026 at 9am
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Learning Support Practitioner (Level 3) - Temple Meadow Primary School
Reference: SANDED000007844
Hours: 32.5 hours per week (Term Time Only + 2 Days)
Grade: Band D, SCP 9-17 £28,153-£32,046 pro rata (£14.59-£16.61 per hour) (actual £21,780-£24,900 per annum)
Location: Temple Meadow Primary School, Wright’s Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 6RH
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 12pm
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Learning Support Practitioner (Teaching Assistant) Level 3 (EYFS) – Shireland Hall Primary Academy
Reference: SANDED000007837
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time only, 39 weeks per year
Grade: Band D 9 - 17 Starting salary £22,053.16
Location: Shireland Hall Primary Academy, Montague Road, Smethwick B66 4PW
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Thursday 5th November 2026 at 9.00am
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Deputy Head Teacher – Sacred Heart Primary School
Reference: CH2280
Hours: 27.5 hours per week (52 weeks)
Grade: Leadership Pay Range L11 - L15 - £66,638 - £73,105 per annum
Location: Sacred Heart Primary School, Sedgley Road East, Tipton, West Midland, DY4 8UH
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 6th November 2026 at 12pm
If you are an experienced senior leader who has the passion, drive and experience that ensures the best outcomes for all children, our school might be the place for you.
Previous candidates need not apply
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Sacred Heart Primary School for a Deputy Head Teacher due to our wonderful Deputy Head Teacher securing her first Headship. We are looking for someone who will bring significant experience of school leadership who has the drive, energy, enthusiasm and innovation to be a key member of the senior leadership team at our school.
The Governors wish to appoint a Deputy Head Teacher with a proven track record of excellent classroom practice who is child centred and will support our school values and ethos. We also need an ambitious and energetic professional with experience of leading teams, monitoring teaching and learning, and experience of successfully leading whole school improvement and raising standards. Our school is committed to collaborative leadership with a relentless focus on school improvement. This is a very exciting opportunity for an experienced leader who can demonstrate impact in a senior role to join us as we continue our journey. If you feel that you are a dynamic and inspirational leader with the capacity to grow and develop in the role; show initiative; have passion and enthusiasm; a thorough knowledge of all Key Stages and the ambition to play a major role in the Leadership and Management of our school, then we would love to hear from you.
Sacred Heart Primary School is a two form-entry primary school in Tipton for children from 3 to 11 years of age.
Our vision is to develop young people who will have active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and the courage to act on their beliefs. We stress the total development of each child: spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, emotional, cultural and physical. We are a richly diverse community, and pride ourselves on our highly inclusive practice, endorsed by achieving the Sandwell Inclusion Quality Mark for the second time at the highest level (Enhanced level).
We are looking to appoint a Deputy Head Teacher who:
• Has the strategic vision to motivate and inspire our learning community to educational excellence;
• Has a passion for teaching and learning, with high expectations of staff and students;
• Is willing to support every individual to fulfil their potential;
• Will drive continuous improvement, raising attainment and progress throughout the school;
• Is able to utilise and analyse data to inform strategy in school;
• Will work to improve student progress and close the gap between disadvantaged students and others;
• Will innovate, cultivate and recognise outstanding teaching practice;
• Has excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills;
• Will lead and inspire good behaviour outcomes to enable learning;
• Will foster a positive and effective partnership between students, parents and the community;
• Has a strong understanding of assessment, pupil progress and effective school self-evaluation
• Is committed to inclusion and ensuring that every child is able to flourish.
• Will work closely with the Head Teacher, Senior Leadership Team and governing body.
• Has a good understanding of Opal and the opportunities this brings to our children
The successful candidate will join a school that:
• Wonderful children
• A staff team committed to supporting the further development of the school;
• A Senior Leadership Team which believes in support and challenge in equal measure and sees staff wellbeing as vital for all to be the best they can be;
• A supportive governing body, committed to school improvement;
• A pleasant, well resourced provision in a modern, state of the art building
• Demonstrates strong commitment to improvement and excellence
• Staff Support (Mental Health First Aid, Occupational Health Service, Employee Assistance Programme with access for your whole family, Staff Briefings and Events.
Sacred Heart Primary School always welcomes visits. Please contact Mrs Nicki Elwart, the Office Manager/PA to Headteacher to arrange an appointment email – nicki.elwart@sacredheartpri.com or call 0121 557 1511.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
An enhanced DBS clearance, safeguarding checks and satisfactory references are therefore required for this role. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak English is an essential requirement for this role.
Pre-employment checks will be carried out in line with KCSIE.
Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.
Further information relating to our school, including our policies can be found on our website Home | Sacred Heart Primary School
CV’s will not be accepted.
If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.
Successful applicants will be contacted with an interview date. If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.
We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, we have a positive approach to employing disabled people and guarantee an interview for applicants who disclose they would like to be considered under this scheme and meet the essential criteria.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, be sure to include these on your application.
Online Search
An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.
Applications forms are available below and should be returned to: nicki.elwart@sacredheartpri.com
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Hours: Full time
Grade: Leadership Pay Range L11 - L15 - £66,638 - £73,105 per annum
Location: Sacred Heart Primary School, Sedgley Road East, Tipton, DY4 8UH
Closing Date: 6th November 2026 at midday
Shortlisting: TBC
Interviews: TBC
Start Date - April 2027 - subject to satisfactory clearance checks.
Office Manager – George Betts Primary Academy
Reference: SANDED000007846
Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Days Negotiable, Term Time Only Plus Training Days (39 weeks) 8.00am to 4.00pm
Grade: Band E, Points 18 - 25, starting salary around £29,176.11 pro rata/per annum
Location: George Betts Primary Academy, West End Avenue, Smethwick B66 1RF
Contract: Fixed Term Maternity Cover Contract
Closing Date: Tuesday 10th November 2026 at 9am (The closing date may be brought forward or extended depending on the number of applications)
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