SEND Teaching Assistant, Wirral

Job Description

About the Role: As a Teaching Assistant in this setting, you will play a vital role in helping children achieve their full potential. In this role, you’ll be to supporting pupils with PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties) and complex needs.

Your responsibilities will include: Providing one-to-one and small group support to pupils with complex medical and learning needs Assisting with personal care, including toileting and feeding

Supporting pupils with mobility needs, sometimes involving hoisting Promoting a safe, nurturing and inclusive learning environment.

Experience of working with children and young people with a range of complex needs; cerebral palsy, wheelchair users, down syndrome, hearing impairment, severe autism.

Collaborating closely with teachers, therapists, and external professionals

This is a deeply rewarding role for someone who is resilient, caring, and committed to inclusive education.

Requirements:

Previous experience working with children or young adults with SEND A calm, patient and empathetic approach

Willingness to carry out personal care Excellent communication skills

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.