Level 3 SEND Teaching Assistant

Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3AE

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Pro rata £21,311 rising to £26,350

Level 3 SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

Level 3 SEND Teaching Assistant

32.50 hours per week, Term-Time Only

Salary Grade 3 (full time starting salary £27,254 rising to £33,699

Approx pro rata salary is £21,311 rising to £26,350

 

All Teaching Assistants at Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre are appointed to work with a range of students, across all key stages, and as part of a team - under the general direction and supervision of the SENDCo and SEND Lead Practitioners. They take a vital role in enriching and enhancing learning experiences and contributing to personal, social, physical and emotional development.

The dedicated Specialist Level 3 SEND Teaching Assistant (TA) will provide directed intervention and support for the highest needs students who have an EHCP/SSPP or broad, complex SEND needs.

Under the direction of the SENDCo and Higher-Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) - and in accordance with the young person’s EHCP/SSPP/One Page Profile - the appointed specialist will facilitate broad access to bespoke curriculum adaptations and interventions, whilst enabling inclusion, as far as possible, within the Hillcrest community.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Hillcrest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is committed to equal opportunities in employment and positively welcomes your application.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and relevant safer recruitment checks.
Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

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 Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 642 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hillcrest-school-and-sixth-form-centre

Hillcrest School is an all-girls 11 to 16 school with a mixed sixth form located on a green field site in Edgbaston constituency on the southwest edge of Birmingham. Our students come from a range of backgrounds across Birmingham and surrounding areas.

The school was rated ‘Good’ with outstanding behaviour and safety by Ofsted in September 2013, and following a short inspection in July 2017 and again in September 2022, retained our ‘Good’ rating. We are focused on continuing our drive for excellent attainment and progress outcomes, with an aspiration to be rated ‘Outstanding’ at our full next inspection.

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