Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Oasis Academy Benson, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 5TD

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  20 January 2026

• Closing date

  3 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: SCP 4 - 8 £19,028 - £20,266 pro rata

Level 2 Teaching Assistant job summary

Is our Teaching Assistant (L2) FTC at Oasis Academy Benson the role for you?

You’ll be joining us at Oasis, a large established Trust of 56 Academies but we're MORE than a MAT. We're here to support our communities and to address those barriers to education for our students.  You're looking for more than just a job, you'll firstly be someone who wants to join us on our journey and ultimately wants to get the best for our communities. That is our mission. There's been a lot of changes at Oasis Benson since the beginning of 2025 and by joining you'll be key in supporting the changes that are being made.

Bottom line,  you'll make a real difference to our students lives. Want to make a difference , whilst being supported by colleagues? Then we'd love to hear from you.

About our Teaching Assistant L2 vacancy

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant (L2 qualified). You'll support across ks2 and follow a bespoke timetable supporting individual students. You'll support in class and help personalise learning for the dedicated children you are working with. No two days will be the same, you'll learn lots about our students and be a key person in their lives. This is an FTC initially until the end of the academic year.

About you

Prior experience working with SEND students is required, alongside a real desire to support our students , your colleagues and our community.

What you'll get in return

- SCP 4 -8

- 32.5 hour working week over 39 weeks (term time only)

- Great pension

- Access to Oasis benefits platform

- Great professional development opportunities

About Benson Academy

You’ll be joining an Academy on a journey to best support our students and community. We have some excellent facilities and space and blend a traditional Victorian build with modern classrooms and space. There's lots of outside space that is utilised by our students and parents for events such as sports days and summer fayre's. You'll be joining an academy where our pupils want to learn, where behaviour is positive and where there is great ambition to work together and deliver change. The building blocks are there, are you the missing piece of the jigsaw?

About Oasis Community Learning

The overall vision for every part of Oasis is for community. A place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their given potential. Delivering first-class, innovative education is part of the work we do as we seek to grow an Oasis Hub in every area where we work; creating safe and inspiring local neighbourhoods that provide integrated and diverse services to benefit the whole person and whole community.

Next steps

Informal visits to the Academy are actively encouraged.

Please reach out directly to Oasis Benson Academy with your name, current role and contact details to find a mutually convenient time.

Recruitment timeline

We are looking to get the right candidate in role ASAP after Feb h/t. The deadline will be Tuesday 3rd February. Decisions will be communicated by Friday 5th February. Interviews will be held on the week beginning 9th February.

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 Oasis Academy Benson

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 311 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/benson-community-school-birmingham

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