SEND Teaching Assistant

Zest Education; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Zest Education is seeking an proactive SEND support worker for Birmingham. You will provide 1:1 and small group assistance to pupils with SEND within a school setting, supporting inclusive lessons and promoting emotional wellbeing.

The role requires experience with SEND, strong communication, and a caring, adaptable approach. Temporary supply position with safeguarding checks and DBS compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in a school setting.
• Experience supporting children with SEND is essential
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A patient, caring, and adaptable approach
• A genuine passion for supporting children's learning and development

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 and small group support for pupils with SEND
• Assist the class teacher in delivering engaging and inclusive lessons
• Support pupils with a range of additional needs, including autism, ADHD, speech and language difficulties, and learning needs
• Encourage positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing
• Help create a safe, supportive, and stimulating learning environment
• Work collaboratively with teachers, SENCOs, and other support staff

Skills

SEND support

Education

Relevant qualifications (desirable)

Job description

The Role

• Provide 1:1 and small group support for pupils with SEND
• Assist the class teacher in delivering engaging and inclusive lessons
• Support pupils with a range of additional needs, including autism, ADHD, speech and language difficulties, and learning needs
• Encourage positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing
• Help create a safe, supportive, and stimulating learning environment
• Work collaboratively with teachers, SENCOs, and other support staff

Requirements

• Previous experience working with children in a school setting
• Experience supporting children with SEND is essentialStrong communication and interpersonal skills
• A patient, caring, and adaptable approach
• A genuine passion for supporting children's learning and development
• Relevant qualifications are desirable but not essential

Why Work with Zest Education?

At Zest Education, safeguarding and compliance are at the heart of everything we do. As a trusted education recruitment agency, we take pride in matching talented education professionals with roles that suit their skills, experience, and career aspirations. You'll have a dedicated consultant supporting you throughout the recruitment process, access to a variety of opportunities across the Midlands, and ongoing support from registration through to placement.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.