Job Description
New Directions Education is recruiting a dedicated pool of Medical Needs Teaching Assistants to support learners across a variety of SEND settings throughout the Wakefield and Pontefract area. If you are passionate about making a genuine difference to young people with complex or medical needs, this is a role where your care, resilience and empathy truly matter.
We are looking for individuals who are:
*Experienced in supporting pupils with complex health or medical needs
*Confident providing personal care and following individual healthcare plans
*Skilled in trauma‑informed and therapeutic behaviour approaches
*Team-Teach trained (desirable but not essential)
*Knowledgeable across a range of SEND needs, including ASC, SLCN, and SEMH
This role is incredibly rewarding and gives you the chance to play a key part in each learner’s personal, social and educational journey.
What you’ll do as a Medical Needs Teaching Assistant:
-Provide 1:1 and small group support for learners with medical and additional needs
-Contribute to the development and delivery of EHCPs
-Support sensory, practical and creative learning sessions
-Build positive, consistent relationships with students, families and staff
-Ensure every learner’s safety, dignity and wellbeing at all times
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We’re looking for compassionate, committed and skilled individuals ready to make a difference. All roles are subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.
What New Directions Education Ltd offers:
1. A dedicated and expert Account Manager
2. Regular and varied supply work
3. Competitive rates of pay
4. Potential long-term teaching roles
5. Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
6. A network of branches across the UK
7. Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
8. Recommend-a-friend scheme
9. Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry
We are fully committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a full enhanced DBS check.
Please select Apply Now to enquire about this job vacancy with New Directions Education Ltd, Leeds branch.
New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.