SEND Teaching Assistant

Zest Education is recruiting an enthusiastic and skilled SEND Teaching Assistant to join a warm, inclusive primary school in the Brownhills area. The role will be 15 hours per week. The school is known for its exemplary behaviour, strong pastoral ethos and highly collaborative staff team. It provides a nurturing, child‑centred environment where pupils with complex needs are supported to thrive academically, socially and emotionally.

This role is ideal for a practitioner with experience supporting pupils with complex SEND needs, particularly within KS1. You will primarily work on a 1:1 basis, with flexibility to deliver small‑group interventions and wider class support when required.

About the Role

As part of the school’s dedicated SEND team, you will:

• Deliver bespoke learning activities under the guidance of the SENCO and class teacher
• Support pupils in meeting their EHCP targets, ensuring learning is accessible and engaging
• Contribute to phonics teaching, using adaptive or multisensory strategies
• Monitor, record and report on pupil progress, supporting academic, social and emotional development
• Promote inclusion, independence and confidence in every learning activity
• Work closely with parents, carers and external agencies (e.g., SALT, EPs)
• Uphold the school’s strong values and nurturing ethos, ensuring every child feels valued

Explore EHCP support strategies or KS1 SEND approaches.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience supporting children with complex SEND in a primary setting
• Strong understanding of child development and inclusive practice
• Ability to deliver structured learning and adapt activities to individual needs
• Confidence supporting phonics and early literacy
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills
• A calm, patient and child‑centred approach
• Ability to work collaboratively with teachers, leaders and external professionals

Why This School?

• Exemplary pupil behaviour and a positive, inclusive culture
• Supportive, forward‑thinking staff team
• Strong pastoral focus and commitment to pupil wellbeing
• A nurturing environment where every child is recognised as an individual

Why Work With Zest Education?

• Supportive consultants who understand SEND roles
• Competitive pay
• Long‑term opportunities with potential for permanent positions
• A chance to make a meaningful impact in a caring, community‑focused school

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Jo at joanne@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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