SEND Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Yarnfield Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 3PJ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,434.00 - £41,771.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary: £30,443 - ££36,930 (Term Time Only)

SEND Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Strength through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Excellence through Diversity

About this Role

We are looking for a higher level teaching assistant to join our join our dedicated and dynamic team, to make a real difference to the lives of our learners at Yarnfield Primary School.

This role will be based in our enhanced provision to support our high-needs SEND pupils. It is a fixed term post until August 2026 and for 36.5 hours a week, term time only.

About You

To be successful you must hold a higher level teaching assistant qualification or equivalent and have previous experience working with primary aged children ideally with experince of working with children with SEND needs or disabilities.

About our school

Yarnfield Primary School is a three form entry primary school with a 52 place nursery serving a diverse community in south Birmingham. The school is part of the Summit Learning Trust which comprises of five primary schools, three secondary schools and a sixth form.

Yarnfield Primary is on an exciting journey with OFSTED judging the School Good with outstanding features. Our aim, drive and ambition is to provide the children with real, purposeful high quality learning experiences which inspire and motivate them in achieving their very best.

Why work for us?

We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:

• Employee assistance programme
• High quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
• Wellbeing Advocates
• Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
• Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers
• Generous employer pension schemes

We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to thrive.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check., and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view here. If you require the application form in a different format, please contact hr.enquiries@summitlearningtrust.org.uk.

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 Yarnfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 668 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Yarnfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/yarnfield-primary-school-birmingham

Yarnfield Primary School is a three form entry primary school with a 52 place nursery serving a diverse community in south Birmingham. The school is part of the Summit Learning trust which comprises of four primary schools, three secondary schools and a sixth form.

Yarnfield Primary is on an exciting journey whose recent improvements have been recognised by OFSTED. Our aim, drive and ambition is to provide the children with real, purposeful high quality learning experiences which inspire and motivate them in achieving their very best.

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