What skills and experience we're looking for
Teaching Assistant
Permanent Contract
Term time only
32.5 hours per week
Salary Grade 5 SCP 9 - 17 £19,061.78 - £21,832.38
Please note this salary is based on a start date of March 2025 as such your actual salary is dependent on your start date and will need to be recalculated once all clearances are in place and a start date has been agreed.
Oakwood School is a school for children with severe learning needs (SLD) and profound and multiple learning needs (PMLD) for pupils from EYFS to Year 8.
We are looking for an inspirational Teaching Assistant to work in our wonderful school and be a part of our dynamic team spanning EYFS through to KS3.
Governors want to appoint a committed, highly motivated, well organised and enthusiastic practitioner. We need a teaching assistant who will embrace our inclusive and creative philosophy and help us further develop an environment where ‘Every child is given the opportunity to sky rocket!’
The successful candidate will join a dedicated and hardworking team of senior leaders, teachers, TAs, pastoral and health leads in an innovative, creative and supportive school with Walsall’s most inspirational pupils.
These will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Shortlisted candidates will also be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children
A copy of our Safeguarding Policy is available to view on our school website.
The job description and application form can be found on our school website – vacancy page
All completed application forms to be emailed to: postbox@oakwood.walsall.sch.uk
Closing Date: Wedneday24th September2025, 11:55pm
Interview process: TBC
Oakwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vettingprocedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclosedetails of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
What the school offers its staff
Oakwood School is a school for children with severe learning needs (SLD) and profound and multiple learning needs (PMLD) for pupils from EYFS to Year 8.
We are looking for an inspirational Teaching Assistant to work in our wonderful school and be a part of our dynamic team spanning EYFS through to KS3.
Oakwood School is highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure check along with relevant employment/online checks.
Oakwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vettingprocedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclosedetails of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.