PDSS Teacher, Sensory and Physical Support

WMJobs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking a passionate Specialist Teacher for the Physical Support Team on a permanent contract, 32.5 hours per week in Birmingham. The role supports children and young people with physical difficulties and/or complex medical needs within mainstream settings, contributing to SEND reforms.

Applicants must have qualified teacher status; the post involves working in schools across Birmingham, travel between settings, and a DBS check.

Qualifications

• Must hold qualified teacher status.
• Experience or ability to teach children with physical difficulties and/or complex medical needs is desirable.
• Role involves working in schools across Birmingham and travel between settings.

Responsibilities

• Teach children and young people with physical difficulties and/or medical needs in mainstream settings.
• Support inclusion and access to learning for pupils with SEND.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver support and intervention.

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Birmingham City Council,

Specialist Teacher for the Physical Support Team

Permanent

Teacher’s Pay & Conditions - Min SEN Point, with Max available for the appropriate experience & qualification(s)

Working 32.5 hours per week.

Join Birmingham’s SEND Reform Journey

SEND in Birmingham is on an ambitious and improving journey. As recognised by inspectors during the June 2025 Ofsted/CQC inspection, “in recent years, the experiences of children and young people with SEND in Birmingham have started to improve.”

We are now building on that progress through the Birmingham SEND Reforms — working as one Local Area Partnership across Education, Health and Social Care, alongside parent carers, children and young people.

This is an exciting moment to join us. We are launching a partnership-wide recruitment campaign to strengthen our specialist teams, creating additional roles as part of a significant investment programme that reflects the scale of our ambition and our commitment to building a new SEND system for Birmingham by 2030.

At the heart of this work is our new Experts at Hand model, which will operate across our districts and support schools to meet the needs of children and young people with SEND through a strong graduated approach. We are looking for talented, committed and values-driven people who want to make a real difference and be part of multi-disciplinary teams delivering lasting change for Birmingham’s children, young people and families.

If you are passionate about inclusion, ambitious for children and young people, and ready to help shape the future of SEND in Birmingham, we would love to hear from you.

Do you have recent, successful experience of teaching children and young people with physical difficulties and/or complex medical needs?

Are you committed to promoting inclusion and improving access to learning in mainstream schools and nursery settings?

We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated qualified teacher to join Birmingham’s Sensory and Physical Support Team.

The team works with families and education settings across Birmingham to raise achievement, promote inclusion and improve access to learning for children and young people with physical difficulties and/or medical needs.

Applicants must hold qualified teacher status.

The role involves working in schools and settings and travelling across Birmingham.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

Job Description And Person Specification

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.