Teaching Assistant - Intermediate

Birches Green Primary School, Birmingham, B24 9SR

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,064.00 - £38,220.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant - Intermediate job summary

Birches Green Primary School is seeking to appoint an experienced, inspirational and ambitious Teaching Assistant (Intermediate) to join our school in September 2026. This is a key role in shaping children's school experiences and has a direct impact on delivering high-quality education that our pupils deserve. Our mission is to prepare all children to be lifelong learners, embedding our values of Respect, Friendship, Perserverance, Honesty and Excellence.

We are a very friendly and busy school and are situated in the heart of Erdington, in Birmingham with a passion for improving the lives of our community.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed teaching assistant (intermediate) to join our successful team. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate they have:

a proven track record of delivering strong outcomes

High expectations and a commitment to raising standards for all learners

Plan and deliver engaging, innovative learning experiences that ignite curiosity and early development

Communicate effectively, and contribute positively as part of a collaborative team

Experience of working with pupils with EAL and SEND.

Birches Green Primary School is a vibrant and welcoming community, set within beautiful grounds. Our dedicated staff, supportive families and enthusiastic pupils create a joyful atmosphere where learning is valued and children thrive.

Safeguarding
Robin Hood MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, including those within our Central Team, to share this commitment and to maintain a vigilant and safe environment across all our academies.
This post is considered "regulated activity" (or involves regular access to our school sites) and is therefore subject to an Enhanced DBS check with a check of the Children’s Barred List. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity.
All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
In line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we will conduct an online search on all shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence process. We will discuss any information flagged during this process with the candidate during the interview stage before making a final recruitment decision.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Recruitment of Ex Offenders Policy are attached. You are encouraged to read these policies prior to applying to work for us.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Terms and conditions
RHMAT is a Living Wage employer. Includes one Staff Wellbeing Day

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 Birches Green Primary School

• School type: Academies, None, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 455 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Birches Green Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/birches-green-primary-school

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