Learning Support Assistant Child Specific

Teaching Vacancies; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Forest Oak School is seeking two motivated Teaching Assistants to support two pupils, one in Key Stage 5 and one in Key Stage 2. Working under the Senior Leadership Team, you will help deliver high-quality learning, teaching and assessment, contributing to improved pupil achievement and progress daily.

The role requires NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent, with experience in supporting learners, including those with additional needs.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification or other relevant childcare qualification.
• Experience in working with learners, preferably with additional needs.
• Ability to interact well with learners and teachers in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, reliable, and able to engage pupils in learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of learning, teaching and assessment to raise achievement.
• Assist two pupils in Key Stages 2 and 5 under SLT guidance.
• Maintain pastoral support and act as a first point of contact for parents where appropriate.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

IT literate

Classroom support

Education

NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Learning Support Assistant Child Specific

What skills and experience we're looking for

Contract: Fixed Term to 31 August 2028

Forest Oak School Mission Statement: Working Together, Releasing Potential

Forest Oak school caters for pupils aged 4 to 18 years with moderate learning difficulties. Ofsted say we are an outstanding school (latest Ofsted 2024).

Forest Oak is seeking two highly motivated and enthusiastic people to join our team as a Band B Pupil Specific Teaching Assistants to support two pupils; 1 in Key Stage 5, 1 in Key Stage 2. Working under the instruction of the Senior Leadership Team, you will collaborate with teaching colleagues to support the delivery of quality learning, teaching and assessment to help raise standards of achievement for all learners.

To be considered for this post you must hold an NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification or other relevant childcare qualification, and have experience in working with learners preferably those with additional needs. You must be an individual who has the skills and passion to positively impact on our learners. You must also possess the commitment, enthusiasm and energy to inspire them every day. You must show your ability to interact well with learners and teachers alike in a culture built on the values of mutual trust and respect.

Our Teaching Assistant roles are different from other settings. We require our Teaching Assistants to have not only the academic ability to support our pupils but also, the passion, enthusiasm and determination to engage our pupils in their learning. We expect true partnerships with parents and the confidence to facilitate these independently; you need to be able to work at pace in a fast-paced environment producing consistently high quality work. Your pastoral work will be excellent and you will be confident being one of the first points of contact for parents in need of support. Optimism and consistency will be your core performance virtues. You will be both IT literate and IT confident. You will be assured in challenging colleagues to undertake their best endeavours for all learners, recognising excellence and challenging when standards of excellence are yet to be met. At interview we will explore your ability to develop rapport with learners.

It would be advantageous if candidates could demonstrate the following:

• Experience of supporting learners with speech, language and communication needs.
• Experience of working with learners with cognition and learning needs thereby able to collaborate with teachers to differentiate / scaffold learning tasks and activities for learners working significantly below age related expectations.
• Must be prepared to train for, or be experienced in delivering, intimate care plans.
• An understanding of learners’ sensory differences
• Experience of helping learners to understand and regulate their emotional responses and develop a greater sense of self-awareness, independence and resilience
• Working knowledge of a range of interventions and approaches to enhance literacy and numeracy development
• Partnership with parents

What the school offers its staff

• A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
• Commitment to your professional development with high quality continuous professional development opportunities.
• Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and a wide range of employee benefits.
• The chance to make a meaning impact on the lives of young people.
• Where staff are passionate about enabling all pupils to achive beyond expectation.
• Where together we make a creative, dynamic team, proud to overcome challenges and celebrate each individual’s achievements
• Work on a campus with two other schools, in a very well resourced building

Why join Forest Oak School?

If you would like to find out more, contact Jill Lambert on 021 717 0088.

Closing date for applications is 8 November 2026

Interview date: 17 November 2026

We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Solihull Council is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to thrive.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check, and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates.

Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view here: https://www.forest-oak.solihull.sch.uk/page/?title=Policies&pid=35.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.