We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed teaching assistant to support students within the school on a 2 year foxed term contract. 

The successful candidate will:

• Be supporting teaching and learning within the classroom
• Have a good understanding of how children can learn and develop
• An effective team member and show initiative
• Be able to communicate confidently and effectively children, staff and parents
• Break and lunchtime supervision of identified SEND students
• Lead a break and lunch time club in the library. 

In return we can offer you:

·         A warm friendly and vibrant school community

·         The support of a strong and ambitious governing body and senior leadership team

·         Ongoing training and support with your career advancement

Closing date for applications is 9.00am on Wednesday 15^th April 2026.

For further details and an application pack either contact Mrs Jackie Foye, School Business Manager or full details and application packs are available via the ‘contact us’ tab on our website.

Wheelers Lane Technology College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including:

Enhanced DBS, Prohibition check (teaching); qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online google search as part of due diligence.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. 

This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

The successful applicant will be required to observe the City Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Wheelers Lane Technology College

Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0SF

Tel: 0121 444 2864

Email: foyej@wheelerslane.bham.sch.uk

Website: www.wheelerslane.bham.sch.uk