Level 2 Teaching Assistant - FT

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education trust is seeking an inspiring Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join their committed team in Birmingham. The ideal candidate will demonstrate good classroom practice, support children, and contribute positively to a collaborative culture. This fixed-term role is available until August 2026, offering opportunities for professional growth and well-being benefits such as onsite parking, paid leave, and participation in key diversity initiatives.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional development opportunities

Generous pension scheme

Collaborative team culture

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting children in a school environment.
• Proven skills that will contribute to classroom practice.
• Ability to communicate effectively with children, staff, and parents.

Responsibilities

• Support children in the classroom environment.
• Contribute positively to classroom practice.
• Collaborate effectively as part of a team.

Skills

Supporting children in a school environment

Good interpersonal skills

Reflective and flexible approach

Positive mindset

Job description

We currently have an opportunity for an inspiring and highly motivated Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our hardworking and committed team of professionals. This is a fixed term contract until 31st August 2026.

We are looking for a committed, creative and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant who can consistently demonstrate good classroom practice. You will join our friendly team, be enthusiastic, committed to raising standards, have high expectations and will work alongside a conscientious, hardworking and welcoming team.

Responsibilities

• Have experience of supporting children in a school environment;
• Have proven skills that will contribute to classroom practice;
• Be a reflective and flexible practitioner;
• Have high expectations for behaviour and learning;
• Have excellent interpersonal skills, and be able to communicate effectively with children, staff and parents;
• Have a positive mindset and approach to challenge;
• Be ready to play a key role as part of our Brownmead Team!

In return, we will offer you:

Benefits

• A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment.
• Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance process.
• A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views.
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”.
• Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye‑sight tests for eligible display screen users.
• Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.
• Onsite parking at all schools.

Informal conversations are warmly welcomed.

Please contact [e-mail] for informal enquiries.

(NB CV’s will not be accepted)

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to: ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, communicating and promoting vacancies, offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job, anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required, supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long‑term health condition, enabling them to stay in work, as part of our recruitment process, we carry out rigorous online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.

We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust.

We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.

We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

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