SEND Teaching Assistant

We are excited to be recruiting for a full-time SEND Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming and inclusive primary school in Stechford, Birmingham, supporting children within the school's dedicated resource base.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a supportive and nurturing team that is committed to ensuring every child receives the individual support they need to thrive. The school is passionate about creating a happy, safe, and stimulating environment where all pupils are encouraged to achieve their potential, develop resilience, and build confidence in their learning.

• Full-time position, Monday to Friday
• Working within the school's specialist resource base
• Providing tailored support to pupils with a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
• Supporting pupils both academically and socially to help them access learning successfully
• Working closely with teachers, SEND professionals, and the wider inclusion team
• Helping to create a positive, engaging, and structured learning environment
• Opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of children with additional needs

We are looking for a compassionate, patient, and dedicated SEND Teaching Assistant who is passionate about supporting children with additional needs. You will have a positive attitude, strong communication skills, and a commitment to helping every child achieve success.

You will:

• Have recent experience supporting children with SEND within a school, specialist setting, or resource base
• Have a strong understanding of additional needs, including Autism, Speech and Language Needs, and Learning Difficulties
• Be confident supporting pupils on both a 1:1 basis and in small groups
• Be able to build positive and trusting relationships with children
• Create a safe, nurturing, and inclusive learning environment
• Demonstrate patience, empathy, and resilience in your approach
• Work effectively alongside teachers, SENDCOs, therapists, and support staff
• Be confident implementing support strategies and interventions
• Have strong behaviour management and communication skills
• Be committed, reliable, and flexible
• Ideally be local to the area or able to travel easily

Experience supporting pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) would be advantageous, but is not essential.

The successful candidate will join a school that is committed to inclusion and providing high-quality support for every learner. The school's SEND team works closely with families and professionals to ensure children receive the provision they need to achieve their very best in a welcoming and supportive environment.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who is passionate about SEND, dedicated to making a difference, and ready to thrive within a supportive and experiecned team.

• Leading provider, Crown Commercial Service Approved
• Opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy
• Free Safeguarding training
• Refer a friend scheme - £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals)
• Online portal to manage your pay and timesheets

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• All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled-up holiday pay.
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• Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, successful applicants will be subject to two employment references, an enhanced DBS check, and a Right to Work in the UK check.
• This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days, please take your application as not being successful this time, but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.