SEND Teaching Assistant

St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 8RN

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  29 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,254.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) GR3: 9-22

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary is a welcoming school family in the heart of the Ladywood community. We are looking for a high-quality LSA to join our school family and live out our vision to see our children flourish, our culture transformed, and our community thrive. Our hope is that every child at St John's & St Peter's can uniquely contribute to the community and make it a place they ae proud to call home.

St John's & St Peter's is a one-form entry primary school of 210 pupils and is part of the Fioretti Trust. It has good bus and rail connections and is located within a 10-minute walk of Birmingham City Centre.

This fixed-term post sits at the heart of our SEND provision. You'll support pupils with EHCPs and complex needs across the school and within The Hub, our dedicated inclusion base, working closely with our SENDCo and Hub team.

Day to day, you'll be:

• Delivering 1:1 and small-group support, both in class and in withdrawal settings
• Building strong, consistent relationships with pupils to support their social, emotional and academic development
• Contributing to EHCP reviews and individual learning programmes
• Supporting children with a range of needs including communication and interaction difficulties, SEMH, sensory or physical impairment, and cognitive or learning difficulties
• Observing and feeding back on pupil progress to the class teacher and SENDCo
• Adapting resources and approaches to meet individual needs
• Supporting safe, inclusive play and, where required, intimate care routines in line with school policy

This is a role for someone with real, hands-on SEND experience. You'll need to know how to build trust with vulnerable children, work effectively as part of a team, and support independence rather than dependency.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

A note on the fixed-term contract: This post is funded through SEND provision and is fixed-term by nature. However, posts of this type are regularly extended, and many of our SEND staff have been in post for several years. The fixed-term contract is a funding formality, not a reflection of job security.

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 John's & St Peter's CofE Primary

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-st-peter-s-cofe-academy

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