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SEND Teaching Assistant

Ss Mary & John Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, B23 7NB

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• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  14 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hrs a week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 01/09/2025-31/08/2026
• Pay scale: Grade 2 (£23,656 - £25,992 FTE) Pro-rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Board of Governors at Ss Mary and John Catholic School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Level 2 SEND Teaching Assistant to provide flexible and responsive support for a number of learners with additional needs across the school.

As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting students on their educational journey. You’ll help implement tailored strategies that address each student's unique learning profile, working closely with teachers, therapists, and families to develop and deliver comprehensive, individualised support plans.

We are looking for a SEND Teaching Assistant who will contribute to the educational, personal, and social development of children under the direction and guidance of teaching staff and other relevant professionals.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Have excellent written and oral skills.

• Have experience/passion of working with SEND children.

• Have the ability to communicate effectively with children, staff and parents.

• Be committed to ensuring children achieve their full potential.

• Have the ability to develop children’s wellbeing and self-esteem.

• Be patient, flexible and proactive

What the school offers its staff

The St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing eight Primary Schools and two Secondary Schools. Our schools are located in the northern part of Birmingham.

The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school’s activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy.

We can offer you:

• A positive caring ethos based upon the values of the Catholic faith.

• Well motivated happy children who love to come to school and are excited about learning.

• An exciting opportunity of collaborative working as part of a forward-thinking Multi Academy that provides opportunities to support and develop your continuing professional development.

• A committed and supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop your professional career.

• The opportunity of being part of a dynamic, professional friendly team.

• Strong parish links and supportive parents, Local Governing Board and Senior Leadership Team.

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.

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About Ss Mary & John Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 446 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ss Mary & John Catholic Primary School website
• Email address: hr@sjp2.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-and-st-john-junior-and-infant-school

Arranging a visit to Ss Mary & John Catholic Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@sjp2.net.

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