TV36025 Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Short Heath Federation

Lane Head Nursery, Rosedale C of E Infant School, Short Heath Junior School

LEVEL 2 Teaching Assistant

Grade G4 £ 25,584 - £27,269 Pro-Rata to hours worked.

At Short Heath Federation, we are looking for someone really special to work in one of our really special schools with some really special children and staff.

We are in an exciting phase in our Federation’s development, as we are West Walsall’s Nurture Hub, leading in schools on developing restorative practice, active members of the attachment research community and looking forward to opening our 4th Specialist Resource Provision in September of next year. Our practice is recognised as exceptional. Our staff are too.

We are very much a team and working that way is important to us. It benefits everyone. Our motto, ‘Every Day, in Every Way, Everyone Matters’ explains perfectly who we are and what we do. We have a very high proportion of children with a wide range of Special Educational Needs, both at SEN Support and with EHCPs. The highest proportion in Walsall in fact.

We can only do that with highly skilled and specialist staff who care deeply about doing what’s right for our children, who will always be curious and thinking about what else could work for a child if the current strategy isn’t working. That’s what they deserve – no less.

In September we will have 4 Specialist Resource Provisions across two of our schools, and we operate these specialist provisions in all of our schools so that children’s needs can be met in a mainstream setting, or until a time where that is no longer appropriate for them.

It’s a tough job and we have recently redesigned how we train new staff, so that no one is thrown in at the deep end.

We welcome applications from people who:

• use playfulness, acceptance, curious and empathy as an approach to working with children
• have working knowledge and experience of working with children with ADHD, ASD, SLD and MLD
• love working as part of a team
• are able to use their own initiative, thinking creatively, coming back for more
• have GCSE Grade C or equivalent in English and Maths
• will support children to be independent learners
• want to learn and grow
• are imaginative, energetic, enthusiastic and hardworking and can have fun with it
• believes that all barriers to learning can be overcome in some way

We can offer

• Enthusiastic, highly motivated, happy children and families!
• A strong dedicated team, who have high expectations of what our children can achieve whilst still having fun!
• A structured programme of CPD, working closely with colleagues in our federated schools

If you can see yourself being part of our team, you can download an application pack from our website -

If you want more information, please contact Cathy Draper, our Executive Headteacher at cdraper Visits are encouraged.

Closing date for applications is 12.00 Noon on Friday 16th January 2026 with interviews being held shortly after. Application forms should be returned to: brics as a word document.

Short Heath Federation is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, keeping children safe in education and promoting British Values in school and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure check and a completed Disqualification by Association form, along with relevant pre-employment checks, including two suitable professional references.