Connex - Birmingham
Role: SEND Teaching Assistant **Temp to Perm**
Rate of pay: £425 – £475 P/W
Location: Wolverhampton WV6
**About the role**
As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will play a key part in supporting children with a variety of additional needs, ensuring they can access learning and reach their full potential. You will provide both one-to-one and small group support, tailoring your approach to meet the individual needs of each pupil. This may involve adapting resources, breaking down tasks, and offering encouragement to build confidence. Working closely with teachers and the SENCO, you will help implement support plans and promote positive behaviour. A big part of the role will also be encouraging independence and developing social skills, helping pupils to thrive both inside and outside the classroom.
**About the school**
This Primary, Secondary and PRU academy offers a warm, nurturing environment where strong, positive relationships between staff, pupils, and families are central. The school emphasises a broad and balanced curriculum tailored to pupils’ diverse backgrounds, interests, and abilities. It provides robust support for those with additional needs through dedicated units and provisions that focus on social, emotional, and mental health. With a commitment to high-quality teaching, the school aims to equip learners with the skills, resilience, and confidence to set and reach their goals, while fostering a sense of community and mutual care.
**Benefits of working with Connex**
- Competitive daily rate
- Temp to Perm oppourtunities
- PAYE Paid weekly
- Funded formal qualification, from Level 2 SEND, Level 3 Teaching and Learning, Level 4 HTLA, Level 5 TEFL
- Career progression via our Care to classroom setting conversion course
**Role Requirements**
- Previous experience supporting children with SEND in a school or care setting is essential
- A patient, nurturing, and empathetic approach
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and independently when required
- Strong communication skills, both with pupils and staff
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children (an enhanced DBS on the update service, or willingness to obtain one through Connex Education, is required)
**Are you interested?**
If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply or send your CV to [email protected] or call Charlotte on 0121-456-4040 for more information