Teaching Assistant (SEND) Grade 3 - Permanent Position

St Laurence Church Junior School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2DJ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 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: £27,254.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant (SEND) Grade 3 - Permanent Position job summary

St Laurence Church Junior School is looking for exceptional Grade 3 Teaching Assistants, who have experience working with SEND. The roles is for 30 hours per week and on a term time only basis.

We are looking for someone who:

• is nurturing and caring
• is empathetic and has a passionate approach to working with children
• is proactive, flexible and willing
• has the ability to build a rapport with disengaged students
• is confident in working with students with challenging behaviour
• has a passion for helping students overcome barriers to learning
• has the ability and experience to run small group interventions
• can liaise with teachers, SENDCO and parents
• has experience or an understanding of working with children with Autism, ADHD, sensory processing difficulties or learning difficulties, SEMH and trauma

We can offer you:

• A school where together we are 'Learning, Loving and Sharing, guided by Jesus'
• A school that has a strong Christian ethos and puts children at its heart
• the opportunity to work with wonderful, caring and enthusiastic children
• a nurturing environment where positive relationships are established
• an opportunity to work with a happy and supportive team of staff
• a school that passionately believes in growing the skills and knowledge of staff
• a school with a truly broad curriculum that offers children fantastic opportunities
• an opportunity to work within a school that is part of Fioretti Trust
• a comprehensive wellbeing package

Visits to our school prior to interview are encouraged. Please email enquiry.slj@fioretti.co.uk.

St Laurence Church Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Safer Recruitment checks are carried out in advance of employment and these include but are not limited to an Enhanced DBS check, online search, full employment history and reference checks. Right to Work checks will also be conducted.

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 St Laurence Church Junior School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 360 pupils
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Laurence Church Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-laurence-church-junior-school-birmingham

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