SEND Teaching Assistant (Primary) – Level 3

Waverley School; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Birmingham seeks a passionate SEND Teaching Assistant to join their Primary Phase team. The role involves supporting students with special educational needs, promoting their integration into mainstream education, and ensuring their individual progress. Ideal candidates will be motivated, team-oriented, and committed to making a difference in the lives of young learners. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to support integration of Resource Base pupils in mainstream education.
• Willingness to assist with intimate care for pupils with extra needs.
• Aligned views with the school's vision for student development.

Responsibilities

• Support individual progress and social collaboration of pupils.
• Work as part of a team to motivate and inspire students.
• Assist in the Resource Base to help students with learning difficulties.

Skills

Motivation

Teamwork

Encouragement

Job description

WAVERLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION TRUST

Waverley School

Yardley Green Road

Bordesley Green

Birmingham

B9 5QA

SEND Teaching Assistant (Primary) – Level 3

(Three Vacancies)

Grade 3

Salary £26,409- £32,654

Scale point 9 – 22 (Full Time, TTO)

Actual salary based on scale point 9 approximately £23,087

To start ASAP

Waverley Education Foundation (WEF) is a Multi Academy Trust, which operates both Waverley School and Waverley Studio College. WEF has over 2000 students on roll across the trust. It develops, brokers and delivers a range of services which support learning and leadership & management and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Waverley School is an all through school for students aged 4-19.It also has a Resource Base for students with cognition and learning difficulties. In its recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021, Waverley School was graded as a ‘Good’ School. We have state of the art facilities for learning, teaching and training and a strong staff team that are committed to the learning and development of all our students.

Our core values of Humanity, Equality, Aspiration and Respect support our vision to create a learning community where we work together to achieve excellence in everything we do.

“Pupils have a strong understanding of diversity, respect and tolerance, including for different family lifestyles” – Ofsted 2021

As part of the exciting development plans for the Resource Base, we are expanding our team to support pupils’ needs. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Primary Phase team as a SEND specific Teaching Assistant (L3, GR3).

The ideal candidate will be able to encourage, motivate and enthuse pupils to promote individual progress and social collaboration. The applicant must be able to work as part of a team. The applicant should be willing to support the successful integration of Resource Base pupils in mainstream education as well as able to nourish needs within the Resource Base. The applicant must be able to help with intimate care for resource base pupils with extra needs. Our aim is to support each and every pupil to be the best that they can be. We aspire to ensure that every child develops the skills they need to be independent young adults who have promising futures. The applicant’s views need to align with this vision and be supportive of progress towards these goals.

You will need to be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people, with the ability to inspire and motivate students.

The successful candidate will need to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be accepted.

Waverley Education Foundation is committed to the protection and safety of its students.

For further details or to arrange an informal visit to see the schoolplease call our HR team on 0121 566 6607.