• SEND
  • Teaching Assistant
  • Walsall
  • £93 - £110 per day
  • Job Area: Walsall

Website Zest Education

Resource Base Teaching Assistant

Job Description

Resource Base Teaching Assistant

Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Pay: £93 – £110 per day (dependent on experience)
Contract Type: Full-Time, Term Time Only
Start Date: Immediate Start Available

Resource Base Teaching Assistant Required in Walsall

Zest Education is currently recruiting for an experienced and compassionate Resource Base Teaching Assistant to join the Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision within a welcoming primary school in Walsall.

This rewarding Resource Base Teaching Assistant job in Walsall is ideal for a candidate who is passionate about supporting children with additional learning needs and helping them achieve their full potential in a nurturing and inclusive environment.

The successful Resource Base Teaching Assistant will work closely with pupils requiring additional support, delivering tailored interventions and assisting with both academic and social development.

About the Resource Base Teaching Assistant Role

As a Resource Base Teaching Assistant, you will:

  • Support pupils with a range of Special Educational Needs (SEN).
  • Deliver one-to-one and small group interventions.
  • Work alongside the class teacher and SENCO to provide targeted support.
  • Assist with implementing Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
  • Promote positive behaviour, confidence, and independence.
  • Adapt learning activities to meet the needs of individual pupils.
  • Support pupils’ social, emotional, and communication development.
  • Create a safe, engaging, and inclusive learning environment.

This Resource Base Teaching Assistant role in Walsall provides the opportunity to make a real difference within a well-established SEN provision.

Resource Base Teaching Assistant Requirements

To be considered for this position, you must have:

Essential Criteria

  • Previous experience working with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
  • Recent and relevant UK-based school experience.
  • Experience supporting children on a one-to-one basis or within small groups.
  • Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
  • A patient, adaptable, and caring approach.

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience supporting pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).
  • Experience supporting children with ADHD, SEMH, speech and language difficulties, or learning disabilities.
  • Relevant Teaching Assistant or SEN qualifications.

Why Apply Through Zest Education?

At Zest Education, we pride ourselves on matching exceptional education professionals with schools across the West Midlands.

Benefits include:

  • Competitive daily pay of £93 – £110 per day, depending on experience.
  • Weekly pay.
  • Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement.
  • Opportunities for long-term and permanent employment.
  • Access to a variety of SEN Teaching Assistant and Resource Base Teaching Assistant roles across Walsall.
  • Ongoing career advice and support.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Jack at jack@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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Job Details

  • SEND
  • Teaching Assistant
  • Walsall
  • £93 - £110 per day
  • Job Area: Walsall

Website Zest Education

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