SEND Teaching Assistant
Birmingham
Full time
£16,000 - £18,000 per annum
Vacancy ID
17be7704-fe0e-4189-b5df-002a97daee25
Job Description
Supporting pupils throughout the school day, SEND Teaching Assistants help create calm and structured learning environments. The focus is on providing tailored academic and emotional support, adapting tasks where needed, and helping pupils feel secure and confident in the classroom. Strong communication, patience, and consistency are essential, alongside a clear understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.
Supports pupils with SEND in lessons and structured interventions.
Works closely with teachers to adapt learning activities.
Promotes confidence, independence, and positive behaviour.
Maintains safeguarding, care, and wellbeing standards.
Desired Experience + Qualifications
The successful candidate will have proven experience of working with special needs and learning difficulties, as well as possessing patience, creativity and passion for making a difference to the lives of children and young people. You will also need the relevant teaching and education qualifications. If you are also skilled and have a proven track record of classroom and behaviour management, you will be put at an advantage. You will also need to provide a clean DBS Check.
About the School
This is for a thriving grammar school based in Handsworth. They are commited to nurturing their students to excel academically and personally.
They have a clear and set vision throughout the school which they believe allows pupils to recognise right from wrong, understand and appreciate different cultures to their own and participate in a variety of artistic, sporting and cultural opportunities.
Within OFSTED's most recent inspection they reported that staff are overwhelming positive about the school and that they 'feel supported, trusted and valued'.