Teaching Assistant Level 3
Kings Heath Secondary School
Birmingham
- £25,115.12 - £30,240.37 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Grade B support staff point 12-23
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 13 November 2026
Job overview
We are looking for a compassionate, resilient and highly motivated individual to join our Inclusion Team in a specialist Teaching Assistant Level 3 role supporting a pupil with complex physical, medical and communication needs. This role requires somebody who can build positive relationships, promote independence, demonstrate excellent communication skills and support a young person to access all aspects of school life with dignity and ambition.
You will:
Hold GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths at grade C/4 or above
Have a Level 3 NVQ for Teaching Assistants or equivalent
Have experience of supporting young people with special educational needs, particularly physical disabilities, medical needs, communication needs and/or personal care requirements.
Have experience of using good communication and interpersonal skills
Have experience of undertaking a range of administrative tasks
Be a self-motivated and enthusiastic worker
Have experience of supporting children or young people with complex physical disabilities and/or medical needs.
Be able to support the use of specialist equipment and assistive technology.
Have experience of promoting independence, dignity and self-advocacy in young people with additional needs.
Be able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside families, therapists, medical professionals and teaching staff.
Demonstrate patience, emotional resilience and a commitment to person-centred support.
Be willing to undertake specialist training including moving and handling, hoisting, personal care, assistive technology and medical needs training.
This role includes providing intimate personal care, toileting support and physical assistance to a pupil with significant physical disabilities. The successful candidate will receive appropriate training in moving and handling procedures, use of specialist equipment and individual healthcare requirements. The role will also include supporting mobility, positioning, specialist technology, feeding and access to the curriculum.
Please note applications are only accepted via email to j.phelan@khss.org.uk
Attached documents
About Kings Heath Secondary School
- Kings Heath Secondary School
- Chamberlain Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B13 0QP
- United Kingdom
King's Heath Secondary is a mixed school based in Birmingham for students aged 11-16. It is a non-denominational school.
Headteacher
Mr Chris Deeks
Values and vision
King's Heath Seconday's’ curriculum includes all those activities which promote the intellectual, personal, social, and physical development of pupils through enrichment lessons that offer what it considers to be many opportunities and challenges.
The school has focus groups and seeks to develop in every pupil a sense of self-worth. It aims to provide access to understanding, knowledge, and skills and to lay the foundation for a life-long enjoyment of learning. It intends to support pupils in their efforts to make the most of all their abilities and to encourage them to develop an enquiring attitude and a confident and creative approach to life. The school values pupils who show initiative, self-discipline, and a sense of responsibility.
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