Special Needs Teaching Assistant, Lancashire
Client: New Directions
Location: Lancashire, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 7db8371eec3b
Job Views: 5
Posted: 02.06.2025
Expiry Date: 17.07.2025
Job Description
Special Needs Teaching Assistant
Location: Skelmersdale
Type: Full-Time
Duration: March 2024 – July 2025
Weekly Pay: £450-£500 (PAYE – No Umbrella Company)
New Directions Liverpool is seeking a special needs teaching assistant for SEND schools in Skelmersdale for a long-term role. The successful candidate will support children with social, emotional, and mental health issues. The role is to start ASAP, subject to clearance.
Responsibilities
* Have excellent communication skills.
* Build strong relationships with students and staff.
* Be encouraging and supportive.
* Maintain a positive attitude towards teaching and child development.
* Ensure the safety and well-being of students.
The role involves mentoring, motivating, advising, and some counselling to support children's well-being, enabling them to achieve more and work towards independence. Applicants should be prepared to practice de-escalation and calming techniques, maintain an empathetic approach, and understand behaviors stemming from other issues. Candidates from care, sports, psychology, criminology, sociology, and youth work backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Job Specification
* Experience working with children or adults with additional needs.
* Hold a Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent.
* Support children of all abilities.
* Positive and ambitious attitude towards learning.
What We Offer
* A dedicated and expert Account Manager.
* Regular and varied supply work.
* Competitive pay rates.
* Potential long-term roles.
* Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR).
* Network of UK branches.
* Preferred supplier to over 20 UK boroughs.
* Respected reputation in education and recruitment.
We are committed to protecting children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a full enhanced DBS check.
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