Graduate Teaching Assistant | Birmingham
Make a Real Difference in Children’s Lives – Start Your Career Here
Are you a recent graduate eager to kickstart a rewarding career in education, psychology, social work, or special educational needs (SEN)? Join Teaching Personnel as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at a welcoming specialist school in Birmingham and gain invaluable hands-on experience supporting children with additional needs.
Why Join Us?
Competitive Weekly Pay: £420 – £445, paid weekly
Full-Time Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Career Development: Perfect stepping stone for teacher training, educational psychology, social care, or youth work careers
Make an Impact: Play a vital role helping children with SEN to learn, grow, and thrive
Professional Growth: Work alongside experienced educators and develop essential classroom skills
What You’ll Do
As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, you’ll be a key part of the classroom team, supporting children with special educational needs through tailored learning activities. Your day-to-day will include:
Assisting students individually and in small groups to meet learning goals
Supporting teachers with lesson planning and classroom management
Promoting inclusion, positive behaviour, and independence
Helping to create a safe, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment
Who We’re Looking For
We welcome graduates from all disciplines, especially those with backgrounds in:
Psychology
Sociology
Education
Sports Science
Childhood Studies
Social Work
Special Educational Needs and Inclusion
Or if you simply have a passion for working with children and young people, we want to hear from you!
Ideal candidates are:
Caring, patient, and resilient
Strong communicators who thrive in a team environment
Looking for practical classroom experience before teacher training or careers in psychology or youth work
Dedicated to helping every child reach their full potential
Requirements
Right to work in the UK
Enhanced Child Workforce DBS check (or willingness to obtain one)
Experience working with children (voluntary or paid) is a bonus but not essential
Ready to Start Your Journey?
This role is more than a job—it’s a chance to change lives, including your own. Apply now by submitting your CV, and a friendly consultant from Teaching Personnel will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.
Join us and be the difference in a child’s day—every day.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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