SEND Teaching Assistant

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3NZ

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  8 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) Pay range: Band B3-B5 (FTE: £24,796 - £25,583) Pro rata (£18,671 - £19,694)

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy

SEND TEACHING ASSISTANT REQUIRED

Fixed term (1 year)

Pay range: Band B3-B5 (FTE: £24,796 - £25,583) Pro rata (£18,671 - £19,264)
32.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
Term time only, including INSET days

Required from September 2026

St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School

Whitefields Road, Solihull, B91 3NT

Head Teacher: Mrs J Foley

The Governors and Head Teacher are seeking to appoint an outstanding practitioner to join our team at St Augustine’s, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi-Academy Company.

We can offer:

• A school with strong Catholic values, with wonderful children who are eager to learn and be challenged.
• Friendly and supportive families and dedicated staff.
• A caring environment with a commitment to safeguarding all children.
• An opportunity to use your skills and develop professionally.
• A welcoming and supportive Governing Body.

The successful candidate will:

• Have an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in childcare qualification.
• Have a good knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum through to Year 6.
• Work with a range of SEND pupils across the school.
• Be hard working to support the children to reaching their full potential.
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills to work well as a member of a hard-working team.
• Excellent behaviour management strategies.
• Be willing to participate fully in the life of our school, including a knowledge and commitment to Catholic Education.

For additional information about our school, please visit our website www.st-augustines.solihull.sch.uk.

Visits to school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To book an appointment please contact the school office on 0121 705 4355 or email 85office@st-augustines.solihull.sch.uk

To apply, please visit My New Term to complete an online application https://mynewterm.com/jobs/148087/EDV-2026-SACPS-95830 You will also find the full information pack via this link.

Alternatively, to receive a copy of the application form and supporting documents, please email recruitment@olaas.co.uk detail which vacancy you are applying for and send completed application documents to recruitment@olaas.co.uk

Closing date: Monday 8th June 2026 noon

*Lesson observations: 10th / 11th June 2026

*Interview: 10th / 11th June 2026

St Augustine’s, 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.

*Please note the MAC reserve the right to change this date.

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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 231 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Augustine's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-augustine-s-catholic-primary-school-b91-3nz

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