Teaching Assistant Maple Tree SEMH (Resource Base)

Hawbush Primary School, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3NH

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  14 October 2026 at 2pm

• Date listed

  22 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £20,680.00 - £22,042.00 Annually (Actual) SEN Allowance

Teaching Assistant Maple Tree SEMH (Resource Base) job summary

Maple Tree provides specialist full time provision for pupils from year one to year six who have social, emotional and mental health needs. The provision provides pupils with an intensive immersion in specialised communication and interaction and cognition and learning strategies, which are encompassed through highly differentiated curriculum pathways, in order to meet the individual needs of pupils.

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent is a requirement for the job. The successful applicant will work under the guidance of teaching staff with a limited degree of autonomy. The role will require someone who has specific skills and experience, in particular relation to support pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.

As a Teaching Assistant in the SEMH base, you will implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups and support teaching staff in the development and education of pupils. This includes the provision of detailed and specialist skills/knowledge in particular areas, including social, emotional and mental health needs. Your adaptability and resilience will be crucial, along with your ability to contribute effectively to the positive culture and ethos of our welcoming and inclusive school community. Experience working with children with additional needs, specifically social, emotional and mental health needs in a primary or Early Years setting is highly desirable.

We are committed to providing all our staff with a first-class experience, through a supportive, inclusive ethos and well-sequenced package of continued professional development. We strive to create conditions which will enable you to thrive and enhance your career development. By ensuring this, we believe that together we can enhance the learning experience and outcomes of all our children.

Please note: In line with Safer Recruitment Practice, a minimum of two references will be sought for shortlisted candidates prior to interview. One reference must be the candidate’s current/most recent employer. The Trust is absolutely committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults through its safer recruitment processes. The Trust expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post.

We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

As part of our due diligence an online search will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016).

Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

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

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 Hawbush Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 214 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hawbush Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hawbush-primary-school-brierley-hill

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