Senior Teaching Assistant

Q3 Academy Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B43 7SD

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  21 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,043.00 - £27,488.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5 (SCP 9 – 17) Term Time +1 week

Senior Teaching Assistant job summary

Want to make a difference to young people? 

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey within an educational community that values increasing opportunities, improving outcomes for our students. We are looking for a Senior Teaching Assistant to join our team.

As a mixed comprehensive Academy with a dynamic Sixth Form, Q3 Academy Great Barr serves a vibrant and culturally diverse community of nearly 1,200 students.

Our fantastic buildings are surrounded by open, picturesque fields and woodlands, and the Academy offers a stimulating setting for teaching and learning. Our facilities are designed to inspire, with state-of-the-art classrooms and resources that support a rigorous, knowledge-rich curriculum. This curriculum is carefully crafted to challenge students, develop critical thinkers, and prepare them for successful futures.

Professional growth is embedded in our culture, and Q3 Academy Great Barr presents unparalleled opportunities for students and staff. If you are an individual passionate about shaping the future generation, you will be joining a community where education is valued, diversity is celebrated, and personal development is prioritised. This is a place where your talents will be valued, and your career can flourish.

We are proud to be part of The Mercian Trust, which provides us with access to wider resources, professional development, and a network of educators focused on pioneering teaching and learning methods, including digital transformation. Join us for an opportunity to be at the forefront of a transformative educational approach that champions collaboration, innovation, and excellence in teaching and learning.

Please visit our website to find out more about Q3 Academy Great Barr.

Job title: Senior Teaching Assistant

Main purpose:

The Senior Teaching Assistant will support other staff (particularly the SENDCo) in ensuring

students with additional needs have barriers to learning removed. They will do this by:

• Providing exceptional in class/out of class support to students in their care

• Have excellent relationships with students

• Ensure that they adapt the curriculum so that students with additional needs have full access to the curriculum

• Leading timetabled intervention that has an impact on students learning and achievement.

For full details of the post please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Why should you work with us?

• Join an incredible team of friendly and supportive staff.

• Work with our amazing students in a positive learning environment supported by a centralised behaviour system.

• Manageable marking.

• Supportive feedback culture with no high-stakes observations.

• Rich culture of professional learning, with a high-quality CPD programme.

• Fully resourced curriculum.

• Three-week Christmas break.

• A visible and supportive SLT.

• Modern laptops for staff and visualisers in every classroom.

• Connect and unwind with regular social activities

• Access to UK Healthcare benefits, supporting your optical and dental care needs and including a free annual flu vaccination.

• Free car parking on site.

• Enjoy exclusive discounts and benefits through the Vivup Employee Assistance Programme.

For further benefits, including education sector leading CPD: The Mercian Trust - What we can offer you

Our CARE Values

At the heart of our Academy lies a clear and compelling mission: to be the most inclusive, best-performing school in our local area. This ambition is not just a statement—it is a daily commitment that shapes our culture, our curriculum, and our relationships.

We live this mission through our core values of CARE:

Community - We are stronger together. We foster a sense of belonging where every voice is heard and every individual is respected

Ambition - We set high expectations for ourselves and our students, striving for excellence in all that we do 

Respect - We treat one another with dignity and kindness, creating a culture of mutual trust and understanding 

Excellence - We pursue the highest standards in teaching, learning, and leadership, always seeking to improve and innovate 

Why The Mercian Trust?

As one Trust we share a common purpose.  We call it our social mobility and social justice mission to change our communities through the very best equitable education.  When we get this right, it enables our children and young people to fulfil their potential, thrive in the world of work, and make a positive contribution to the local, national and international community. Our recent achievements include:

Sustainable Growth - becoming one of the largest and most diverse trusts in the region

Social Mobility & Social Justice - National recognition for the Trust’s two selective grammar schools who the most successful on the number of local disadvantaged students passing the entrance and joining the schools

Increasing Opportunities - Opening brand-new purpose-built campus in Walsall Town Centre including an alternative provision for students at risk at permanent exclusion from mainstream schools alongside a Digital Skills Hub to provide professionals and employers

Pioneering Spirit - National recognition for pioneering work around youth mental health,

including establishing an in-house multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and allied health professionals delivering interventions and providing support to vulnerable students

Outward Looking - Organising and hosting the region’s first Youth Suicide Conference (2023) and Youth Violence Conference (2024) at Villa Park

Innovation and Improvement - A multi-million-pound investment in the digital infrastructure of Trust schools and our Digital Skills Hub underpinning the ongoing transformation of how staff teach, students learn, leaders lead and the whole Trust operates in readiness for the AI-supercharged careers and workplaces of the future.

Want to be a part of something extraordinary? Find out more:  The Mercian Trust - Home

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

The Mercian Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

Please take time to read our policies attached to this advert.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Previous applicants need not apply.

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 Q3 Academy Great Barr

• School type: Academies, Christian, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1163 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Q3 Academy Great Barr website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/q3-academy-great-barr

Q3 Academy, Great Barr is a highly successful, oversubscribed Academy located in Great Barr, committed to raising achievement and curriculum innovation. Our GCSE and A Level headline results continue to be among the best in Sandwell, and this success is underpinned by a relentless focus on raising standards, developing the whole child and improving the quality of teaching and learning.

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