Learning Support Assistant, Year 4, Wirral

Job Description

Wirral | Start: September 2025 | Part Time – Every Thursday | Ongoing

New Directions Education is recruiting on behalf of a primary school on the Wirral for a part-time Learning Support Assistant to work one-to-one with a pupil in Year 4.
This role will start in September 2025 and is every Thursday on an ongoing basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide tailored one-to-one support to a Year 4 pupil with additional learning needs
• Adapt resources and activities to suit the pupil’s needs
• Support with learning in line with the pupil’s SEN plan
• Assist with any additional needs, ensuring the pupil is engaged and supported throughout the school day
• Work collaboratively with the class teacher and SENCO to monitor progress

Requirements:

• SEN experience is essential
• Ability to build strong, supportive relationships with pupils
• Patience, empathy, and a flexible approach
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare

If you have a passion for making a difference and experience supporting children with SEN, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join a friendly and supportive school community.

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.

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