Amazing Teaching Assistant – Join Springfield House School Driven to Enrich Lives and Unlock Potential? We need YOU. At Springfield House School, this isn’t just another teaching assistant job — it’s a chance to be part of something meaningful, ambitious, and transformational. We are looking for resilient, aspirational teaching assistants who are passionate about supporting children with SEND to thrive, achieve, and exceed expectations. Are You… ✔ An excellent practitioner eager to work in a supportive, principle-led school? ✔ Motivated by a strong moral purpose to help children achieve against the odds? ✔ Passionate about creativity, fun, and inspirational learning? ✔ Warm, collaborative, and committed to teamwork? ✔ Calm under pressure and resilient in the face of challenge? ✔ Reflective, proactive, and ready to accelerate your professional growth? ✔ Determined, solution-focused, and driven by a “Find a way or make one!” mindset? If this sounds like you, you’ll love being part of our journey. Why Join Springfield House? We are on an exciting trajectory of rapid improvement and growth — for our pupils and our staff. Springfield House is a Birmingham LA special school. Our provision is targeted to meet the Special Educational Needs of young people, aged 5 -11, who experience Social, Emotional and Mental health difficulties. Our pupils have with a wide range of complex conditions, including ASC, ADHD, ACE’s and Attachment Disorder. They have also often experienced significant disruption to their education due to multiple school moves, exclusions and periods of part-time or no placement in a school. If you’re a person who enjoys a challenge but wants to see instant results in supporting, changing lives, then Springfield House is for you. As a school our aim for all our pupils is to provide a high-quality curriculum, that allows our pupils to not simply survive, but thrive in education. We offer individualised support for all our pupils which enable them to learn to value themselves as individuals, as well as develop a sense of themselves in a whole school community and ultimately build the confidence and resilience to allow them to develop a life long love of learning. We provide a nurturing environment, where we support children to develop strategies for both co and self-regulation. We seek to celebrate successes and achievements to build self-confidence, self-esteem, resilience and understand and accept their own unique selves. We offer: ✨ A genuinely collaborative team culture ✨ Regular opportunities to observe and work alongside outstanding practitioners and local settings ✨ Professional development with a clear, strategic plan for your growth ✨ The freedom to develop and use your strengths ✨ A dynamic, creative staff team committed to delivering exceptional educational experiences As our pupils make accelerated progress, so will you. Make a Real Difference We are seeking great teaching assistants with a genuine commitment to improving life chances for children with SEND. If you’re even slightly curious, we’d love to hear from you. It really is as exciting as it sounds. The deadline the submission of applications is 12.00pm on Thursday 16th April. Interviews will be scheduled for the week beginning Monday 23rd April 2026. To apply for the post please visit https://www.spfldhs.bham.sch.uk/school-information/vacancies-2 Our school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold a culture where children feel safe, valued, and supported.