SEND Teaching Assistant

Senploy; Metchley; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive daily rate

Specialist SEND training

Dedicated consultant support

£150 refer-a-friend scheme

Job summary

First For Education is seeking a compassionate, proactive and hands-on SEND Teaching Assistant to join a specialist SEND setting in Harborne, Birmingham, supporting children and young people with a range of complex needs. This is a full-time, long-term position in a supportive environment where patience and consistency are central.

The role involves providing practical, learning and physical support throughout the school day, with experience in movement or mobility needs highly beneficial.

Job description

First For Education is seeking a compassionate, proactive and hands-on SEND Teaching Assistant to join a specialist SEND setting in Harborne, Birmingham, supporting children and young people with a range of complex and additional needs.

This is a full-time, long-term position and an opportunity to work within a highly supportive environment where patience, consistency and genuinely understanding the individual child are at the heart of what they do.

The role will involve providing practical, learning and physical support to pupils throughout the school day. Experience supporting movement, mobility or physical needs would be highly beneficial, although equally important is finding the right person with the right attitude - someone who is hands-on, willing to learn and genuinely wants to make a difference.

SEND Teaching Assistant benefits:

• Competitive daily rate £90-£110 per day, dependent on experience
• Access to specialist SEND training and CPD opportunities
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement
• £150 refer-a-friend scheme

The ideal SEND Teaching Assistant will:

• Have previous hands-on experience supporting children or young people with SEND
• Ideally have experience supporting pupils with movement, mobility or physical needs
• Be comfortable providing practical support throughout the school day
• Have a calm, patient and compassionate approach
• Be confident working 1:1 and within small groups
• Be able to build strong and trusting relationships with pupils
• Understand that every child's needs, communication and abilities are different
• Be proactive and willing to get involved rather than waiting to be directed
• Be reliable, resilient and work well as part of a close-knit team
• Most importantly, have the right attitude and a genuine willingness to learn

Previous experience within a specialist SEND school, complex-needs provision, care environment or similar setting would be advantageous, but we are equally interested in people with relevant hands-on experience who have the right values and are keen to develop.

This isn't simply about having every qualification on paper. We're looking for somebody who wants to understand the pupils they support, get involved and become a positive and consistent part of their school day.

If you're a SEND Teaching Assistant looking for a rewarding long-term opportunity in Harborne and want a role where the work you do genuinely matters, we'd love to hear from you.

We're proud to be an inclusive employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and committed to creating accessible opportunities across education.

As part of our registration process, you'll need an enhanced DBS check and we'll need to see and copy your original qualifications before any placement. Teaching roles require Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.