Job Description
New Directions Education are currently recruiting a SEND Learning Support Assistant to support pupils with additional needs in an alternative educational setting in Wirral, supporting learners with a range of complex needs including SEND, SEMH, and medical needs.
The Role:
1. Supporting pupils with SEND on a 1:1 or small group basis
2. Assisting with academic, emotional, and social development
3. Supporting pupils with medical, physical, or behavioural needs where required
4. Working closely with teaching staff and support professionals
5. Helping to create a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
6. Experience supporting children or young people with SEND
7. A caring, patient, and adaptable approach
8. Strong communication and teamwork skills
9. An understanding of safeguarding and pupil wellbeing
10. The ability to build positive and trusting relationships
All applicants must have, or be willing to obtain, an Enhanced DBS check and provide appropriate professional references.
What New Directions Education Ltd offers:
11. A dedicated and expert Account Manager
12. Regular and varied supply work
13. Competitive rates of pay
14. Potential long-term teaching roles
15. Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
16. A network of branches across the UK
17. Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
18. Recommend-a-friend scheme
19. 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, Wirral branch.
New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.