Apprentice Teaching Assistants Level 2

The Mercian Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 13,969,000 - 23,153,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Financial, Health and Lifestyle

Discounts on everyday purchases

Health plan

Cycle to work scheme

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Oakwood School in Walsall is seeking an Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 2 to support learning across our specialist provision for pupils aged 3–15 with complex needs.

This fixed-term, part-time role offers 32.5 hours per week across 39 weeks, with pay from £8.00 to £13.26 per hour and a fixed end date of 30 November 2028.

Join The Mercian Trust and contribute to a safe, inclusive environment with opportunities for CPD and career development while upholding safeguarding and equal opportunities.

Qualifications

• Be willing to learn and develop in a specialist educational setting.
• Ability to work as part of a team and follow safeguarding procedures.
• Strong communication and organisational skills are essential.
• Commitment to inclusion and supporting pupils with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical teaching assistance to pupils aged 3–15 with complex educational needs.
• Support individual and group learning activities and adapt resources as needed.
• Assist with behaviour management and safeguarding in line with school policy.
• Collaborate with teachers to monitor pupil progress and attend planning meetings.

Job description

Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 2 at Oakwood School

16 Days Remaining

Job Reference #: EDV/2026/OS/40299

Location: Druids Walk, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9JS

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Contract Term: Part-Time

Salary: £8.00 - £13.26 Hourly

Hours Per Week: 32.5

Weeks Per Year: 39

Fixed Term End Date: Thu 30th Nov, 2028

Closing Date: 9:00am, Fri 30th Oct, 2026

Positions Available: 1

Interview Date(s): TBC

About this Role

Job Title: Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 2

Location: Walsall

Oakwood School is a specialist provision for children and young people aged 3 - 15 years with complex educational needs. The school is commissioned for 267 places (September 2025).

We pride ourselves in providing a safe, stimulating and nurturing learning environment where we help our pupils to learn in bespoke and innovative ways to ensure optimum progression.

Our highly qualified staff coupled with our forward-thinking approach to resources and technology, allow learners to communicate and participate in the world around them.

We promote a wide range of high-quality learning experiences, catering for all learning styles so that no learner is ever left behind.

At Oakwood everyone is valued and treated with respect and is encouraged to be the best they can possibly be.

Our Vision

At Oakwood School we are nurtured to grow and flourish.

We promote a culture of positivity, ambition and resilience through pupil centred learning to engage, motivate and empower learners in all areas of their lives.

Learners are at the heart of our school. Together with their families, we foster strong supportive teams around them to build on strengths and overcome barriers, embracing creativity, innovation and technology.

We maximise potential, grow independence and celebrate all achievements.

Our Mission

As a hub of the community, it is our responsibility to create opportunities for every learner to be the best that they can possibly be! Through our personalised curriculum learners will develop emotionally, physically and holistically. Learners will feel valued, respected and safe in our happy and inclusive environment.

Why The Mercian Trust?

As one Trust we share a common purpose. We call it our social mobility and social justice mission to change our communities through the very best equitable education. When we get this right, it enables our children and young people to fulfil their potential, thrive in the world of work, and make a positive contribution to the local, national and international community. Our recent achievements include:

• Sustainable Growth - becoming one of the largest and most diverse trusts in the region
• Social Mobility & Social Justice - National recognition for the Trust's two selective grammar schools who the most successful on the number of local disadvantaged students passing the entrance and joining the schools
• Increasing Opportunities - Opening brand-new purpose-built campus in Walsall Town Centre including an alternative provision for students at risk at permanent exclusion from mainstream schools alongside a Digital Skills Hub to provide professionals and employers
• Pioneering Spirit - National recognition for pioneering work around youth mental health, including establishing an in-house multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and allied health professionals delivering interventions and providing support to vulnerable students
• Outward Looking - Organising and hosting the region's first Youth Suicide Conference (2023) and Youth Violence Conference (2024) at Villa Park
• Innovation and Improvement - A multi-million-pound investment in the digital infrastructure of Trust schools and our Digital Skills Hub underpinning the ongoing transformation of how staff teach, students learn, leaders lead and the whole Trust operates in readiness for the AI-supercharged careers and workplaces of the future.

What can we offer you:

Benefits:

• Financial, Health and Lifestyle
• discounts on everyday purchases (Eden Red)
• a comprehensive free of charge health plan (UK Health Care)
• a cycle to work scheme via Halfords
• Access to the Blue Light Card

For further benefits including education sector leading CPD: The Mercian Trust - What we can offer you

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

The Mercian Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please take time to read our policies attached to this advert.

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey within an educational community that values increasing opportunities, improving outcomes for our students. We are looking for two Apprentice Teaching Assistants Level 2 to join our team.

• Be fully supportive of the inclusive ethos of the school
• Be willing to learn
• Be a positive role model in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance
• Have the ability to organise and prioritise your own workload whilst working alone or as part of a team
• Give attention to detail
• Have the capacity, drive, passion and energy to succeed
• Hold yourself to high personal standards
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be committed to helping and supporting children from all backgrounds
• Follow safeguarding and child protection procedures including the ability to handle confidential information
• Have an excellent health and attendance record.
• Have an adaptable and professional approach to the responsibilities of the post
• Have an understanding of and commitment to the equal opportunities policy
• Have sound ICT skill

Pay range: Apprenticeship Rates For full details of the post please see attached Job Description and Person Specification