SEND Assistant

John Henry Newman Catholic College, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 5GA

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,824.00 - £29,540.00 Annually (FTE)

SEND Assistant job summary

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy

SEND Assistant

Fixed Term (12 months)

John Henry Newman Catholic College

Start Date: October 2025

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company (“the MAC”) was formed in April 2021 and currently comprises of 12 Catholic Primary Schools and 2 Catholic Secondary Schools across the Birmingham, Solihull, and Warwickshire areas.

John Henry Newman Catholic College is an oversubscribed and high performing 11-19 College in the heart of Chelmsley Wood, Solihull. John Henry Newman Catholic College is a vibrant school with a welcoming Catholic community. The staff and students have created a wonderful, supportive and nurturing environment in which to work. Visitors to the College remark upon the warmth of the atmosphere and the positivity displayed by everyone. The best way to find out what John Henry Newman Catholic College is about is to see us in action. You are very welcome to come and look around before you submit your application.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate of exceptional ability to join us as SEND Assistant at John Henry Newman Catholic College You'll be working closely with our SENDCo to give students the focused support they need. This role is all about making a direct impact by:

• Running intervention sessions: You'll lead small groups and one-on-one sessions, including our special Direct Instruction programmes (DIE for English and DIN for Maths) to help students quickly catch up on reading and numeracy.

• Being a classroom hero: You'll support and challenge specific students during lessons, especially those with learning differences (like SpLD, MLD) or ASC (Autism), helping them to smash their academic targets.

• Getting things organised: You'll help out with important stuff like doing standardised tests (like NGRT), keeping track of student progress, collecting evidence for potential SEND diagnoses, and making sure our new students transition smoothly from primary school.

• Building strong links: You'll chat regularly with parents/carers to keep them in the loop and work with outside agencies during Annual Reviews.

If you love variety, thrive on seeing students make progress, and want to be a key player in our school's commitment to inclusion, we'd love to hear from you! We'll make sure you get all the training you need.

Other Key Responsibilities:

Safeguarding

• Carry out Annual Safeguarding training

• Support the Manager in promoting safeguarding and welfare, being specifically responsible for the children, young people and vulnerable adults they are responsible for, or comes into contact with

• Refer any safeguarding issues to the school’s DSL immediately and record concerns on the relevant IT system.

• Ensure compliance to Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the MAC

Health & Safety

The post holder will be responsible for their own health and safety. All duties and responsibilities must be carried out in line with the specific requirements detailed in the school Health and Safety policies.

Policies & Procedures

The post holder will be accountable for ensuring that they are aware of relevant school policies and that all duties and responsibilities are carried out in line with the appropriate policies and procedures.

Equal Opportunities

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy is committed to Equal Opportunities and expects all staff and volunteers to recognise and value differences and to treat everyone with dignity and respect.

John Henry Newman Catholic College, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including two suitable references, evidence of Right to Work, Medical Clearance and where applicable a prohibition check and evidence of qualifications. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Therefore, should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

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 John Henry Newman Catholic College

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1301 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: John Henry Newman Catholic College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/john-henry-newman-catholic-college

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