Resource Base Teaching Assistant

Princethorpe Junior School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 5QB

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  7th December (or as close to as possible)

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £22,015.10 - £27,220.38 Annually (Actual) plus SEN allowance

Resource Base Teaching Assistant job summary

We welcome applications from both experienced teaching assistants within SEND education settings as well as those from mainstream settings with a passion for Special Educational Needs and a proven track record of supporting pupils with SEND. You will be adaptable and resilient, with an understanding of how to contribute effectively to the existing positive culture and ethos of our welcoming and inclusive school communities. Experience of working with children with additional needs in a primary or Early Years setting is essential. We offer excellent opportunities for professional development and expect all staff to be committed to continually improving their practice and developing their careers.

You will be committed to the highest standards of achievement for all. You will be a resourceful, inclusive and enthusiastic teaching assistant, with a strong understanding of strategies that support positive pupil outcomes, particularly where communication and interaction needs, including autism (ASC), are a primary focus.

As a teaching assistant in our resource base, you will work closely with resource base staff, as well as the whole school community to support the delivery of an ambitious and bespoke provision, which will successfully meet the needs of the pupils and enable them to achieve the best possible outcomes regardless of their circumstance or background.

Within the Trust you will have:

Opportunities to share ideas and improve both your own and the resource base practice

Your professional ambitions actively encouraged and supported

Opportunities to work with colleagues across other resource bases within the Trust

The school will provide:

The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children, many of whom are disadvantaged

A supportive Senior Leadership Team

Quality resources and a rich environment, to enable you to support the development a personalised approach for every child you teach

Excellent CPD to support you in your career development

We strongly suggest you call to arrange an informal visit to the school(s) and meet the team(s).

drb Ignite MAT is committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all applicants and the successful applicant will need to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post.

For any queries, please contact us directly by email or telephone:

Princethorpe Infant School:enquiry@Princethorpe.drbignitemat.org or on 0121 475 1083.

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 Princethorpe Junior School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 231 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Princethorpe Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/princethorpe-junior-school

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