Support Staff, Cheshire East

Job Description

To start ASAP
£88.92 – £100 per day, dependent on experience
Various settings in Cheshire East

The role of Support Staff in our Primary settings across Cheshire East focuses on supporting children’s learning, wellbeing, and development across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, working on an ad hoc basis across multiple classroom environments. Working alongside teachers and school staff, the role involves helping children to access learning through individual, small-group, and whole-class support, encouraging confidence, independence, and positive relationships. Support Staff may assist with activities such as reading, writing, mathematics, and practical learning, help children to understand instructions and stay engaged, and provide reassurance and guidance where needed. The role also includes helping to create a safe, caring, and inclusive environment, supporting children’s social, emotional, and behavioural needs, preparing resources, supervising children during lessons and transitions, and sharing observations with teaching staff, always placing the needs, safety, and wellbeing of children at the centre of practice.

Job Specification

Teaching, Learning or Classroom Assistants are now vital resources for teachers and are heavily relied upon in schools.

We specialise in recruiting Teaching Assistants (TA) who are qualified in the following;

• NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistant
• NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant
• Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
• CACHE Level 3 in Childcare & Education
• BTEC National Certificate in Childhood Studies (Nursery Nursing).

We’ll also consider experienced Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) who have previously held a job in a primary school or assisted a pupil in the role in a secondary school but do not hold any of the above qualifications.

Jobs in additional learning needs (ALN)

A large number of our jobs are in ALN and we fill many vacancies in schools with candidates who have particular experience in working with children classified as having:

• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Dyslexia
• Dyspraxia
• Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI)
• Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
• Profound and Moderate Learning Difficulties (PMLD)
• Emotional Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)
• Severe Learning Difficulties
• Physical Disabilities (PD).

As a teaching assistant you’ll be expected to:

• Assist in the educational and social development of pupils under the direction and guidance of the head teacher, ALNCO and class teachers
• Assist in the implementation of Individual Education Programmes (IEP) for students and help monitor their progress
• Provide support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities
• Assist class teachers with maintaining student records
• Support students with emotional or behavioural problems and help develop their social skills.

Apply or Find Out More
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

To apply, click Apply Now and attach your most recent CV highlighting your experience supporting children in educational, classroom, or care settings.

For an informal chat about the role, contact Emma Elder at the Wirral office on 01515 150 822 or email [email protected]

New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.