Learning Support Assistant, Southport

  • Location: Southport
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • Salary: £445 per week
  • Start date: 01/09/2025
  • Job Type: Temporary
  • Sector: Primary Education
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Job Description

New Directions Liverpool is currently recruiting a Learning Support Assistant to join a welcoming and well-regarded SEND school in Southport, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. This rewarding role involves providing tailored support to pupils with Autism (ASD) and Complex Learning Difficulties (CLD), helping them to access learning and thrive in a nurturing environment.

The position is due to start in September 2025 and will run until July 2026, offering a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact over the full academic year.

Responsibilities of the role included but are not limited to:

  • Have excellent communication skills.
  • Be able to build strong relationships with students and staff.
  • Be encouraging and supportive.
  • Have a positive attitude towards teaching and aiding children’s development.
  • Ensure the safety and well-being of the student.

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

  • Have experience working with children, or adults, with additional needs
  • Hold a L2 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent.
  • Able to support children of all abilities.
  • Have a positive and ambitious attitude to learning.

What New Directions Education Ltd offers:

  • A dedicated and expert Account Manager
  • Regular and varied supply work
  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Potential long-term teaching roles
  • Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
  • A network of branches across the UK
  • Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
  • Recommend-a-friend scheme
  • Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry

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

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