Teaching Assistant
Two Rivers High School, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2HJThis job expired on 8 October 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time: 15 hours per week, 11am to 2pm Monday to Friday (term-time only).
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,183 to £26,409
Actual salary
- 9102
What skills and experience we're looking for
Two Rivers High School
Our school meets the needs of 289 pupils with special needs including ADHD, autism, speech, language and communication difficulties and social & emotional difficulties. Re-awarded in March 2024, Two Rivers High School is an Outstanding School for pupils with Special Educational Needs.
Purpose of the role
You’ll be working with children and young people with a range of special educational need – to help them learn, develop their abilities and raise their self-esteem. The role will also include supervision of pupils during the lunchtime break.
It can be a tough journey, but the positive steps forward will make up for it. As a Teaching Assistant at Two Rivers High School you will get all the support you need to succeed, from Teaching staff, SLT, in-house specialists and therapy professionals. Your colleagues will be the best at what they do, the school environment will be well resourced and we will be supporting you, to help you to build a rewarding career.
Due to expansion Two Rivers High School are looking to recruit Teaching Assistant posts to join our excellent team on either a temporary or permanent basis, term time only. Required to start as soon as possible.
15hrs/week: Monday-Friday, 11am to 2pm (Term-time only)
Salary range: £25,989-£27,254 (FTE 37 hours)
£9,102 pa (actual salary)
Key Requirements:
NVQ3 or equivalent qualification and experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has high standards and expectations of themselves and the children
- Is creative, enthusiastic and has a positive ‘can do’ approach
- Enjoys working collaboratively as part of a dedicated, hardworking team
- Has excellent interpersonal skills
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- A welcoming, stimulating and supportive environment
- A focus on staff well-being with staff social events and well-being counsellor
- A well established and supportive induction programme for all staff
- Continuing Professional Development
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- My Staff Shop: employee benefits scheme (including GP & wellbeing)
- Excellent resources, programs and technology to support learning in school
- A highly professional team who would welcome you on board
- A large and expanding school with high standards and an ambitious desire to better the lives of our pupils and impact further on our wider community.
Further information about the job
Interested in joining us?
Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our team. We look forward to meeting interested candidates and strongly encourage you to visit the school. To arrange a visit please telephone the school Office on 01827 426124.
We look forward to meeting interested candidates and strongly encourage you to visit the school. To arrange a visit please telephone the school Office on 01827 426124.
Closing Date for application: 8th October 2025.
Interviews will take place week commencing: 13th October 2025
To apply for this position please download the application form below in the 'Available Documents' section. All completed applications should be returned directly to the Bursar: recruitment-high@tworiversschool.net
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form. In addition, for shortlisted candidates an online search (including social media) will be conducted as part of schools’ due diligence in line with KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education).
Commitment to safeguarding
Endeavour Multi Academy Trust
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT FOR SAFER RECRUITMENT
Please see separate attached document.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Two Rivers High School
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 270 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Two Rivers High School website
- Email address
- Recruitment-High@tworiversschool.net
- Phone number
- 01827426124
Two Rivers High School
Our school meets the needs of 280 pupils with special needs including ADHD, autism, speech, language and communication difficulties and social & emotional difficulties. Awarded in February 2024, Two Rivers High School is an Outstanding School for pupils with Special Educational Needs.
Arranging a visit to Two Rivers High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Recruitment-High@tworiversschool.net.
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