Special Needs Teaching Assistant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 23 April 2026
LOCATION
Selly Oak
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Education
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SKILLS

SEN Teaching Assistant Complex Needs Communication Patience Resilience

FULL DESCRIPTION

Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Posted 10th April

SEN

Selly Oak, West Midlands

Permanent

£88.94 - £105 per day

Job Description

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] are working with a Primary Special Needs School in Selly Oak who are recruiting Level 2 and Level 3 TA's

The school is a primary school for children with severe learning difficulties and speech, language and communication difficulties, located at Selly Oak in the South of Birmingham.

The school is part of a Federation with an all through SEND school providing for pupils aged 2 - 19 years with significant complex needs including a combination of physical, sensory, medical and cognition and learning needs. As well as a SEND College which is an independent specialist provision for young adults aged 19 to 25 years who have PMLD.

The Federation's mission is to 'Inspire and Empower Students Through Collaborative Working and Promote Their Holistic Development'. With this in mind, we strive for sustained improvement through shared learning, resources, expertise and achieving together.

The Primary school in Selly Oak is looking to recruit Level 2 and 3 Teaching Assistant to support full time within there school. It is essential that you have prior experience supporting with complex needs. It is essential your empathetic, patient and resilient as a lot of the pupils in school communicate through action which means days can be challenging.

This is a temp to perm position so to be considered for this role or to gain further information please get in touch with Ashleigh on [contact hidden] or email [contact hidden].

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