Teaching Assistant

SEND Specialist Teaching Assistant
Location: Birmingham
Start Date: ASAP and September 2025
Contract Type: Full-time
Salary: £90 – £110 per day (dependent on experience)

Monarch Education is currently recruiting on behalf of a well-established Special Needs School in Tamworth that caters to pupils with a wide range of additional needs, including Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH), Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), ADHD, and Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD). The school provides education for both primary and secondary-aged pupils and is looking for a compassionate and skilled SEND Specialist Teaching Assistant to join their team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people with complex needs, and who thrives in a supportive, inclusive, and team-oriented environment.

About the Role:

Supporting pupils on a 1:1 or small group basis with a focus on SEMH needs

• Assisting with the delivery of personalised learning plans designed by teachers and the SENCO
• Supporting emotional regulation, de-escalating challenging behaviour, and promoting positive engagement
• Working collaboratively with teaching staff, therapists, and pastoral teams
• Providing consistent, structured support across both primary and secondary phases within the school
• Encouraging independence, confidence, and communication skills among pupils

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate will:

Have experience supporting children or young people with SEMH, SEND, or behavioural needs

• Be calm, patient, and resilient, with a compassionate approach to challenging situations
• Demonstrate a good understanding of emotional and behavioural regulation strategies
• Be confident working with pupils aged 5 to 16, across a variety of learning and social needs
• Be a strong communicator, able to build rapport with pupils, staff, and parents
• Be adaptable, flexible, and able to respond to the varying needs of a mixed-age school setting

Monarch Education are proud to be a leading recruitment specialist in the Education industry. We are passionate about our people and the services we provide to our candidates. Working with Monarch Education will give you access too:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Affinity Academy – continuous learning and development!
• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £200
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive daily rates

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Monarch Education are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.

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