SEND Teaching Assistant

Oscott Manor School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 6DE

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  10 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 2/3; scp 3-22; £24,796pa (pro-rata) to £33,699pa (pro-rata) + TA SEN allowance £1,723pa (pro-rata)

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

This is a particularly exciting time to join Oscott Manor, the second school who joined the newly established Think Differently Education Trust. This marks the beginning of a bold new chapter for our community, opening up fresh opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and professional growth across Birmingham. By joining us now, you’ll be part of shaping a progressive trust from the ground up — helping to drive meaningful change for our young people while developing your own career in a supportive and ambitious environment.

Oscott Manor School is seeking to appoint 9 dedicated and enthusiastic SEND Teaching Assistants to join our specialist team. Oscott Manor supports children with significant communication and interaction needs, including speech and language difficulties, medical needs and autism. As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teachers to support pupils’ learning, both in the classroom and through small group or 1:1 support. You will help deliver provision designed to develop pupils’ communication, social interaction and emotional regulation skills, enabling them to access learning.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children with SEND.

A good standard of education including Maths and English GCSE at 4-9 (or equivalent) is essential and Training in communication support strategies (e.g. Makaton, PECS, AAC) is desirable.

What the Role Involves

Supporting children with communication and interaction needs, including autism and speech and language difficulties

Providing personal care to some of our most complex children

Delivering targeted interventions and supporting bespoke learning programmes

Supporting children during continuous provision, structured activities and social interaction

Helping pupils develop communication, emotional regulation, and independence skills.

Working closely with the Class Teacher and SENCO

Supporting a safe, nurturing and inclusive learning environment

For further details, specifically about our individual sites and provision, please visit our website at:

Home - Think Differently Trust Think Differently Trust

Online Search

As part of our recruitment checks, an online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process, and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

The Think Differently Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.

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

The Think Differently Education Trust undertake to make any “reasonable adjustments” to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may have.

Think Differently Education Trust, Oscott Manor, 290 Reservoir Road. B23 6DE. Telephone: 0121 360 8222

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 Oscott Manor School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Size: 177 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oscott-manor-school-birmingham

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