SEND Support Assistant

Salary: Band D SCP 9 - 17 £21,145 - £24,169 per annum

Hours: 32.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Term time + 2 weeks

Shireland CBSO Academy is an 11-18 Academy which opened in September 2023. It is the first state school in the country to have a partnership with a professional orchestra. Based in Providence Place, West Bromwich, the Academy will work in partnership with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) and serve all of Sandwell and the wider West Midlands. The Academy is for all students who have a passion or talent for music – they do not necessarily need to already play an instrument.

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is an established Multi-Academy Trust of primary and secondary academies across the West Midlands.

Our reputation is built on our core values of innovation, collaboration and inspiring individuals within our care. We want every single person that comes through the doors of one of our academies to leave having grown as an individual, in terms of their skill set and their respect for others.  

We believe that every person who passes through our doors deserves the very best that we can offer. Everyone who works with and for the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust does so because they believe in children and want their futures to be happy and successful. 

At Shireland CBSO Academy we have a growing number of SEN pupils whose needs are catered for in a range of ways. 

We can offer:

• Opportunities across our MAT to enhance skills and experience

• Excellent career development opportunities

• Exceptional CPD provision

• a supportive working environment and team ethos

• friendly, enthusiastic children.

Key Responsibilities:

• To work with individual and small groups of students in order to promote their inclusion and to provide support for teaching and personalised learning.

• Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow 

school and Trust policies including the staff code of conduct.

• Support students’ learning across the curriculum, tailoring support to match the students’ needs.

We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice where all staff can thrive. We believe that supporting our staff both personally and professionally allows them to give their very best to our students. Our aim is to foster a working culture that recognises and reflects the importance of good mental health and wellbeing and provides effective support when colleagues need it.

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All post-holders will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including a Children’s Barred List check for post carrying out a regulated activity.

Closing Date: Sunday 23rd March 2025

Interviews: w/c 24th or 31st March 2025