Teaching Assistant 1:1 SEND

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 6HX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £26,824.00 Annually (FTE) £25,583 - £26,824 per annum pro rata Actual salary - £7,757 - £8,133

Teaching Assistant 1:1 SEND job summary

L2 SEND TEACHING ASSISTANT

15 hours per week Term-time only

£25,583 - £26,824 per annum pro rata Actual salary - £7,757 - £8,133 Fixed Term Contract Start Date - 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2026

St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, child-centred, and highly skilled SEND Teaching Assistant. We are looking for a dedicated practitioner with a proven track record of supporting children with complex needs within a primary setting. With exemplary pupil behaviour, a collaborative staff team, and an inclusive learning environment, St Bernadette’s is a wonderful place to further your career in special education.

We are looking for a specialist who can support learning in KS1. The successful candidate will primarily work on a 1:1 basis, but must remain flexible enough to lead small-group interventions or support the wider class.

You will join our happy, forward-thinking academy and work as part of a dedicated team to:

• Deliver bespoke learning activities under the guidance of the SENCO and class teacher, ensuring that the pupil’s EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan) targets are met.

• Contribute to the teaching of Phonics, using adaptive or multisensory strategies to ensure the curriculum is accessible and engaging for pupils with SEND.

• Work closely with senior staff to monitor, record, and report on the pupil’s progress, ensuring they make excellent social, emotional, and academic strides.

• Contribute to the strong Catholic ethos of our academy, ensuring every child feels valued as a unique individual.

• Meet the pastoral needs of the pupil. This includes collaborating with parents, carers, and external agencies (such as Speech and Language Therapists or Educational Psychologists) to promote effective safeguarding and wellbeing.

• Professional Partnerships: Develop strong, empathetic relationships with pupils, staff, and partners across our MAT.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and pre-employment medical clearance. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), online searches will also be carried out for shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

(We are keen to receive early applications. We reserve the right to close advertised vacancies earlier than the published deadline, should the need arise).

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

St Bernadette’s is committed to the highest standards in protection and safeguarding the children entrusted in our care.

Our school will support all children by:
Promoting a caring, safe and positive environment within the school.
Encouraging self-esteem and self-assertiveness.
Effectively tackling bullying and harassment.

We recognise that some children may be the victims of neglect, physical, sexual or emotional abuse.

At St Bernadette’s to protect our children, we aim to:

Create an atmosphere where all our children can feel secure, valued and listened to.
Recognise signs and symptoms of abuse.
Respond quickly, appropriately and effectively to cases of suspected abuse.

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 Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 104 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-bernadette-s-catholic-primary-school-walsall

St. Bernadette's is a Catholic Primary School offering full–time education for Reception to Year 6 (4-11 year olds) and we are part of the St. John Bosco Catholic Academy Company (MAC). Situated about a mile from Brownhills High Street in a pleasant location, with attractive grounds. The School comes under the authority of the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham and Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council/Walsall Children’s Services.

The School has been providing Catholic education in Brownhills since 1972 and is situated in grounds comprising two playing fields. The School has a maximum annual intake of 30. Currently there are six classes.

The School is deemed a small School and as such staff members are able to know each child individually and uniquely. Each child is regarded as a child of God with his/her own self-worth and dignity, which the School aims to recognise, foster and develop throughout his/her time at St. Bernadette's.

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