Permanent. Required for September 2026. About this role West Park Primary School is a welcoming, vibrant and diverse community school where children are enthusiastic about their learning and proud to belong. Rated Good by Ofsted (2024), we are committed to ensuring all children thrive in a caring, active and exciting environment. Our whole school community shares the vision of ‘Inspiring Learning for Brighter Futures’, creating a nurturing and creative environment where every child can succeed. The Governors are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and committed Level 3 Teaching Assistant to provide SEND support for pupils with a range of additional needs. We are looking for someone with experience of supporting children with complex needs, including: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) The successful candidate will work closely with teachers and other professionals to support pupils' learning, development and wellbeing. They will deliver targeted interventions, promote inclusion and independence, and contribute to ensuring that all children achieve their full potential. We are looking for someone who: has experience of supporting children with SEND is caring, patient and committed to achieving the best outcomes for pupils can build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues has high expectations and a passion for inclusive education works effectively as part of a team In return, we will provide: a supportive leadership team who are committed to developing staff a friendly, welcoming teaching and support team extensive CPD Opportunities a creative and innovative environment Most importantly our children who are happy to come to school and extremely enthusiastic to learn. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit, please contact the school office on 01902 558238. Applicants will only proceed to the interview stage upon successful completion of the application form and receipt of two references. Candidates are warmly welcome to visit the school to find out more about what makes West Park Primary such a great place to be! For more information, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Gaynor Hegarty, Office Manager on 01902 558238 or by emailing ghegarty@westparkprimaryschool.co.uk We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in this vacancy. We have a clear commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Safeguarding Statement: In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image, or other content that could cause reputational damage to the school and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed on to the recruitment manager and discussed during the interview. We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise, the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertaken can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2025. This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website. At West Park we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. Interviews w/c: Monday 29 June, 2026 How to apply and contact details E-mail: ghegarty@westparkprimaryschool.co.uk Telephone: 01902 558238 School website https://www.westparkprimaryschool.co.uk/ To apply, visit https://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/jobs-in-schools/Level-3-Teaching-Assistant-SEND-Support-West-Park-Primary-School