Level 2 Teaching Assistant (QUE)

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

LGPS pension

TPS pension

Professional development

Job summary

Queensbury School, part of EIAT in North Birmingham, is seeking committed Level 2 Teaching Assistants who can plan and deliver the curriculum and support pupils to achieve their potential. The post may be across Queensbury or New Horizons sites.

The role offers Grade 2 salary (£24,796–£26,824 FTE) with SEN Allowance (£1,722 pro rata), 32.50 hours per week, term-time only, permanent contract, and a January 2027 start. Enhanced DBS required and safeguarding checks will apply.

Qualifications

• Level 2 Teaching Assistant role with SEN experience.
• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Ability to work across multiple sites (Queensbury School and New Horizons).
• Commitment to safeguarding and recruitment policies.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver the curriculum in an engaging and inclusive way.
• Communicate effectively with children, staff and parents.
• Work as part of a collaborative team to support pupil learning.

Job description

Post: Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Salary: Grade 2 - £24,796 - £26,824 FTE (£19,304.30 - £20,883.15 actual). Pay award pending Autumn 2026

Allowances: SEN Allowance (£1,722) pro rata

Hours of work: 32.50 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time Only

Contract type: Permanent

Start date of role: January 2027

Closing date: 2nd November 2026

Interview date: Week commencing 16th November 2026

Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes

EIAT is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is 'Better Never Ends'.

These are exciting times at Queensbury School. Caring staff, an ambitious curriculum and new buildings are all driving improvements for pupils. Leaders aim to help pupils ‘unleash their limitless potential’. Staff, parents, carers and pupils are united in making this vision a reality Ofsted May 2023

About the role:

Students at Queensbury School work on a differentiated National Curriculum but some achieve up to GCSE levels. Life skills and social communication are key learning skills for our young people. Queensbury School is looking for keen and talented Level 2 Teaching Assistants who are committed to child centred learning, able to plan and deliver the curriculum in an exciting and stimulating way, can communicate effectively with children, staff and parents and are able to work as part of a team.

You may be required to work across either site either Queensbury school or New Horizons.

We can offer:

• A collaborative and inclusive culture that values every employee.
• A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students.
• Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
• 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means completing training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions.
• An Employee Assistance Programme via the BHSF App – including free totally confidential support, access to a GP 24/7 and counselling.
• Access to discounts and offers at many well-known retailers and other organisations via the BHSF App.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) for Teachers.
• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions.
• Family friendly policies.
• Onsite parking at all sites.

We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides and Drivers.

If you are determined, hardworking and think that working at our Trust might be for you, then we would love to hear from you.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any changes.

Please read a copy of our Recruitment and Selection Policy here: EIAT-Recruitment-and-Selection-Policy.pdf.

To read a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please click on the link below:

Policies (educationimpact.org.uk)

To read our policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders please click on the link below:

Policies (educationimpact.org.uk)

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement 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 and 2023, 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:

DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK

To read a copy of our Privacy Notice for applicants please click on the link below:

GDPR/ FOI

Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitaes (CV’s) or accept them instead of an application form.

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.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.