SEND Support Assistant

The Olive School, Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 3EY

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  7 December 2026

• Closing date

  26 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until Wednesday, 21 July 2027.
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,016 to £26,427 per annum (pro rata £21,803.49 to £22,147.94 per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively support learning and teaching, and to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

• NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistant or equivalent.
• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C.
• Experience working with children in a school setting.
• Experience of working with children with SEND.
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with pupils and other adults.
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with pupils and other adults.

What the school offers its staff

About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub, Star Talent Academy. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.

We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

JDPS - SEND Support Assistant.pdf - 308 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Olive School, Birmingham

• Organisation type: Free School, Muslim, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 631 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Olive School, Birmingham website
• Email address: hr@olivebham.staracademies.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-olive-school-birmingham

The Olive School, Birmingham is a Muslim faith-based, primary school for 4 to 11 year olds, which welcomes pupils from all faiths and none. We opened in Sparkhill in 2016 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

We were graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted during our first inspection in June 2019. At our last inspection in February 2025, the school was commended for upholding the same high standards of academic excellence, teaching, character development and behaviour that resulted in the school’s previous ‘Outstanding’ rating.


We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader. 

Arranging a visit to The Olive School, Birmingham

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@olivebham.staracademies.org.

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