Child Specific Support Assistant

St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 8QL

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  16 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) Salary Band B (Actual Salary -£11,490- £11,854)

Child Specific Support Assistant job summary

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy

Child Specific Support Assistant

Start Date ASAP

Fixed term until 31.08.2026

Term time only plus INSETS

Band B - 20 hours per week (FTE: £24,796-£25,583)

(Actual: £11,490 - £11,854 pro-rata)

Based at St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School

Windrush Close, Solihull, B92 8QL

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company (the MAC) are seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic child specific worker who can demonstrate the highest standards, qualities, attributes, skills and dedication needed which will be based at St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School.

The Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company comprises of 12 primary schools and 2 secondary schools within the Solihull, Birmingham and Warwickshire areas with schools that converted to the MAC on 1 April 2021. The location of the post is initially based at St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School, Windrush Close, Solihull, B92 8QL.

The successful candidate will:

• Support a child to access the curriculum.
• Conduct 1:1 and small group interventions
• Carry out all other tasks related to the role (please see job description)

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience of working with children with significant difficulties.
• Has a Level 3 NVQ or equivalent

In return we can offer:

the support of our wider group of schools that form the Our Lady & All Saints MAC

a commitment to your professional development as part of a Multi-Academy

a child centred school

an enthusiastic staff and committed Governors

eager, responsive, and well-behaved children

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged, to arrange a visit please contact the school office on 0121 743 5675 or email us at office@st-andrews.solihull.sch.uk

Closing date for applications: 3rd October 2025

*Interview Date: TBC

For further information regarding this post, please contact school office Mrs R Speakman (Office Manager) on Tel: 0121 743 5675 or through the school office email on office@standrews.solihull.sch.uk

To apply, please visit: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/148086/EDV-2025-SACPS-66940

Alternatively, to receive a copy of the application form and supporting documents, please email recruitment@olaas.co.uk, stating which vacancy you are interested in.

Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to

safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All

employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced

Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and other satisfactory preemployment

checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

1974, 2013 and 2020.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

*Please note the MAC reserve the right to change this date.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Therefore, should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Andrew's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 222 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Andrew's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-andrew-s-catholic-primary-school-solihull

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