Sen Teaching Assistant

Supply Heroes are looking for a highly motivated and experienced SEN Teaching Assistants to work at a well-resourced, supportive and highly respected mainstream Primary Schools in North Birmingham. We are specifically working with schools in the areas of Handsworth, Great Barr and Erdington. These roles are full-time and have temporary to permanent agreements, which means they will become permanent for the right candidates.

You will be making a big impact by supporting children from various backgrounds and needs and work on a 1:1 basis as well as a resource provision. As the demand for special school places continues, the schools are committed to making their mainstream environments, supportive and resourced with staff who are dedicated to helping these children make transformational changes through flexible and holistic learning environments. If you have experience of supporting children with additional needs (EAL, Learning, Dyslexia, Autism, ADHD, Global Delay, SEMH, PMLD), in or out the classroom, Supply Heroes would like to hear from you.

There are a range of roles available from providing individual 1:1 support to pupils with Autism, SEND as well as giving additional classroom support where needed. Therefore, somebody who has a passion of working in SEN, good adaptability and strong relationship building will thrive in this role. 

The ideal candidate will have:

• A relevant qualification, such as a Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or a degree in Education
• Experience of working with pupils with SEN
• Desirable training; Wellcom, Makaton, Team Teach
• A depth of knowledge of the primary school curriculum
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A positive and patient approach

Why Supply Heroes?

• Excellent rates of pay on PAYE
• Around the clock support whenever you need it
• Commitment to a quality of service and safeguarding
• Support with any interviews and lesson observations
• Transparency and honesty
• Exclusive job roles around the West Midlands
• Referral Scheme
• Free Safeguarding training

If you are interested in this position, please apply now with your CV.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults in line with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. Therefore, applicants will be subject to a variety of checks, including an enhanced DBS check (unless on the update service) along with a variety of others including an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This job advert is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and complies to the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Supply Heroes is an equal opportunities employer with a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, bullying or harassment on grounds of sex, age, race, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, sex characteristics, religion or beliefs.