Level 2 Teaching Assistant (SRP)

St James Academy, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 6AE

52 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Monday 12th October 2026

• Closing date

  11 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £18,124.49 - £19,625.97 Annually (FTE)

Level 2 Teaching Assistant (SRP) job summary

Our provision is for children (EYFS, KS1 and KS2) with communication and language needs. This is an outcome of Walsall’s Specialist Provision Review. You will be working alongside teachers and support staff in other SRPs as we develop them across Walsall - with significant training and development. This is a real opportunity to shape the future of SEND provision in Walsall.

Our school is part of the Lighthouse Multi-Academy Trust, a group of 9 strong schools across Walsall, all graded ‘good’ (OFSTED). We have developed an excellent network of collaborative practice with a strong focus on staff development. We are a fully inclusive school (and MAT) and enjoy the challenge of meeting the needs of every child in a unique way.

You need resilience, strength of character and a professional curiosity in order to support our children’s needs which can be many and varied, as this role is working specifically in our Specialist Learning Provision.

For this role, we are ideally interested in finding teaching assistants with experience of, or training in, the Principles of Nurture as advocated by Nurture Group UK. Ideally, you should have a working knowledge of Attachment and Trauma in children and how adverse childhood experiences can create a barrier to learning. You will advocate the belief that every behaviour is a communication of an unmet need.

Main Responsibilities (see attached job description for further details):

Applications are invited from candidates who:

Enjoy motivating and exciting children about learning

Have working knowledge and experience of working with children with ADHD, ASD, SLD and MLD

Love working as part of a team

Are able to use their own initiative, thinking creatively

Are skilled at using teacher’s planning to deliver in class support, individual and small group intervention

Are able to support children to be independent learners

Are keen to develop themselves and others

Are imaginative, energetic, enthusiastic and hardworking

Nurture and encourage children to fulfil their potential

Have at least NVQ Level 2 in teaching assistance or equivalent

Have GCSE Grade C or equivalent in English and Mathematics

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 James Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 220 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St James Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-james-academy-walsall

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