Graduate, Wirral

Job Description

Sector: Education based opportunities

Location: Cheshire East
Employer: New Directions Education
Contract Type: Full-time / Part-time / Adhoc and Permanent Opportunities
Salary: 92.52 -110

Are you ready to shape the future generation while building a career that truly makes a difference? If you’re a recent graduate with a passion for education, wellbeing, or supporting young people, this is your chance to step into a role where your impact is felt every single day. New Directions Education is working with schools across Cheshire East to find enthusiastic, compassionate graduates who want to inspire, motivate, and support pupils to reach their full potential.

As a Teaching Assistant, you won’t just be “helping out” in the classroom – you’ll be a vital part of each student’s learning journey. You’ll work closely with teachers to deliver engaging lessons, provide one-to-one and small group support, and help create a positive, inclusive learning environment. From boosting confidence and behaviour to supporting academic progress and emotional wellbeing, your role will directly shape how young people see themselves and their future.

This is a hands-on opportunity to gain real classroom experience, develop essential communication and leadership skills, and explore whether a career in education, psychology, youth work, or social care is right for you. No two days are the same – one moment you may be supporting a child with reading, the next you could be encouraging a student who just needs someone to believe in them.

If you’re driven, empathetic, and eager to make a genuine difference, this role offers more than just experience – it offers purpose. Join New Directions Education and become part of a team that is changing lives, one classroom at a time.

We are particularly keen to hear from graduates who have studied in the following areas:

• Teaching & Learning
• Education Studies
• Counselling
• Sports Coaching / Sports Science
• Teaching in Further Education
• TESOL / TEFL
• Criminology
• Sociology
• Health and Social Care
• Early Years Education
• Nursing
• Psychology
• Mental Health Studies
• Childhood and Youth Studies
• PGCE, PDGE, FE, SCITT, EYTS, QTS, AO Teachers

Whether you’re exploring a future in teaching, educational psychology, counselling, or youth work, this role offers valuable classroom experience and the chance to make a meaningful impact on students’ lives.

Why Join New Directions?

• Competitive pay and benefits package.
• Long-term and permanent opportunities.
• Dedicated support from an experienced Business Manager, Emma who is a qualified SENDCo and Teacher, she will help to advise and support you to find a school that is a good fit for you.
• A rewarding career where you can make a tangible impact on students’ lives.

If you are committed to supporting students in overcoming barriers to learning and helping them reach their full potential, we want to hear from you!

Apply Today!
Click ‘apply now’ to submit your CV, or for an informal chat about the role, please contact our Cheshire East Business Manager at our Wirral office.

All successful applicants will be required to attend an interview (online or face-to-face) and undergo relevant safeguarding checks, including a full application form. New Directions will obtain two years of references, and all candidates must complete an enhanced DBS check. All offers are conditional pending the completion of relevant checks.

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