SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Perry Barr, Birmingham
Job Type: Full Time, Long Term (Temp to Perm Opportunity)
Start Date: ASAP / September 2026 Hours: 8:30 - 15:30
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

SEN Teaching Assistant Required ASAP - Secondary School

A welcoming and inclusive Secondary School in Perry Barr is seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEN Teaching Assistant to join its specialist SEND provision on a full-time basis.

This is an excellent opportunity to support pupils with a range of additional needs within a well-established resource base. The role is initially long-term, with the potential to become permanent for the right candidate.

The successful SEN Teaching Assistant will be supporting students from Year 7 to Year 11 who require additional educational and pastoral support to access learning and achieve their full potential.

The Role

As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Support pupils with Autism (ASC), ADHD, learning difficulties, and speech and language needs
• Work within a specialist resource base provision supporting small groups of students
• Assist pupils in developing their communication, social, emotional and academic skills
• Support individual learning plans and targeted interventions
• Work closely with the class teacher, SENCO and wider inclusion team
• Help create a calm, structured and engaging learning environment
• Encourage pupil independence, confidence and positive behaviour
• Build positive relationships with students, families and staff

You will benefit from working alongside an experienced team, including an additional teacher and teaching assistants who provide support throughout the provision.

The Ideal Candidate

The school is looking for a SEN Teaching Assistant who:

• Has previous experience supporting children or young people with SEND
• Has experience working with Autism, ADHD, speech and language needs, or learning difficulties
• Is patient, resilient and adaptable
• Has strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Can work effectively as part of a team
• Is passionate about helping young people overcome barriers to learning
• Can build positive and professional relationships with pupils and staff
• Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

What the School Offers

• A supportive and inclusive working environment
• An experienced SEND team and excellent leadership support
• Opportunity to work within a specialist resource base provision
• Ongoing training and professional development
• The chance to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people
• Temp-to-perm opportunity for the right candidate
• Full-time, long-term stability

Apply Now

If you are an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant looking for a rewarding opportunity within a friendly and supportive secondary school in Perry Barr, Birmingham, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today to be considered for this exciting SEN Teaching Assistant position and take the next step in your education career with Supply Heroes.

Apply today to be considered for this exciting opportunity starting in September 2026.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults in line with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. Therefore, applicants will be subject to a variety of checks, including an enhanced DBS check (unless on the update service) along with a variety of others including an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This job advert is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and complies to the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Supply Heroes is an equal opportunities employer with a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, bullying or harassment on grounds of sex, age, race, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, sex characteristics, religion or beliefs.