Job Description
Autism Learning Support Assistant
Kirkby
Full-Time
ASAP
£450-£500 Weekly Pay (PAYE – No Umbrella Company)
New Directions Liverpool are looking for a Learning Support Assistant for a ‘Good’ SEND school based in Kirkby, for a Long-term role. If successful, you will be required to support children who have been diagnosed with Autism (ASD) and Complex Learning Difficulties (CLD). This role will be to start ASAP subject to clearance.
Responsibilities of the role included but are not limited to:
1. Have excellent communication skills.
2. Provide one-on-one and small group support to students with ASD
3. Be able to build strong relationships with students and staff.
4. Be encouraging and supportive.
5. Have a positive attitude towards teaching and aiding children’s development.
6. Ensure the safety and well-being of the student.
7. Work and liaise with teachers, therapists, and parents to support students’ academic, social, and emotional development.
This school has a friendly and welcoming community. Children are encouraged to be independent, creative, and respectful. Staff within the school strive to give students a fun and exciting learning experience, which in turn enables all children to excel.
Job Specification
8. Have experience working with children, or adults, with additional needs
9. Hold a L2 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent.
10. Able to support children of all abilities.
11. Have a positive and ambitious attitude to learning.
What New Directions Education Ltd offers:
12. A dedicated and expert Account Manager
13. Regular and varied supply work
14. Competitive rates of pay.
15. Potential long-term teaching roles
16. Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
17. A network of branches across the UK
18. Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
19. Recommend-a-friend scheme.
20. 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 (formerly CRB) check.