Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Oakwood School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9JS

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  1 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 5 SCP 9–17 (£19,952–£22,811, pro rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Join Oakwood School as a Level 2 Teaching Assistant – September 2025 Start

Oakwood School, a specialist setting for children with severe and profound learning needs (SLD/PMLD), is seeking a passionate and committed Teaching Assistant to join our dynamic team from EYFS to KS4.

• Start Date: September 2025
• Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
• Hours: 32.5 per week
• Salary: Grade 5 SCP 9–17 (£19,952–£22,811, pro rata)

Safeguarding is central to our ethos. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS and employment checks.

• Closing Date: Friday 1st August
• Interviews: Wednesday 13th August

Visit our website to view the Safeguarding Policy and learn more about our school.

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

What the school offers its staff

We’re looking for an enthusiastic practitioner who embraces inclusive and creative learning, and shares our belief that “Every child is given the opportunity to sky rocket!” You’ll be part of a supportive team dedicated to making a difference in the lives of Walsall’s most inspirational pupils.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Oakwood School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 14
• School size: Up to 150 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 14
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oakwood School website
• Email address: lottie.fellows@merciantrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakwood-school-ws9-9js

Arranging a visit to Oakwood School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lottie.fellows@merciantrust.org.uk.

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