Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant Location: Coleshill Start Date: After Half Term Contract: Full Time Rate: Based on Band B Monarch Education, part of Affinity Workforce, is supporting a warm, community‑focused primary school in Coleshill to appoint a dedicated Year 2 Teaching Assistant (Band B). The school is known for its nurturing ethos, strong pastoral provision, and commitment to ensuring all pupils feel valued, supported, and included in every aspect of school life. They are now seeking a caring and proactive individual to join their inclusion team on a part‑time basis (hours to be agreed depending on the candidate). This role involves supporting pupils with additional needs across the school, helping them access learning, regulating emotions, and promoting positive behaviour and well‑being. The Ideal Candidate Will: Have previous experience working with children with SEND or inclusion needs in a primary school setting. Be patient, nurturing, and able to build strong, positive relationships with pupils who may require additional emotional or learning support. Work effectively with the school's Inclusion Lead, class teachers, and wider staff team to support personalised learning plans. Use calm, consistent behaviour‑management strategies to help children feel safe, focused, and ready to learn. Be flexible and adaptable, able to respond to the varying needs of pupils throughout the day. Have strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a supportive team. Show initiative and reliability, maintaining professionalism at all times. Benefits of Working with Monarch Education: leading provider, Crown Commercial Service Approved opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy free Safeguarding training refer a friend scheme - £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals) online portal to manage your pay and timesheets 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) Important Information: All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay. Equal Opportunities - Monarch 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.