Are you an experienced and resilient Teaching Assistant looking for flexible, rewarding work? Do you thrive in a challenging environment where every day is different?
New Directions is currently recruiting passionate and proactive Teaching Assistants to join our supply pool, working in Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) and alternative provisions across Flintshire
PRUs support children and young people who have been excluded or are at risk of exclusion from mainstream education, often due to behavioural or emotional needs. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference while gaining valuable experience across diverse settings.
What You’ll Do:
Provide 1:1 or small group support to pupils with behavioural, social, or emotional needs
Assist teaching staff with behaviour management and classroom support
Help create a safe, structured, and nurturing environment
Support pupils in accessing learning and developing life skills
Build positive relationships with students, staff, and external professionals
About You:
Experience supporting children or young people with challenging behaviour (in education, care, or youth work)
Strong interpersonal and de-escalation skills
Calm, patient, and adaptable approach
Willingness to travel to different schools across the region
Team Teach or other behaviour management training is a plus (but not essential)
Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willing to apply for one
What New Directions Education Ltd offers:
A dedicated and expert Account Manager
Regular and varied supply work
Competitive rates of pay
Potential long-term roles
Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
A network of branches across the UK
One of the preferred suppliers to all 22 local authorities in Wales under the All Wales Framework Agreement
We are the major teaching supply agency for Welsh speaking teachers across Wales
Recommend-a-friend scheme
Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry
New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment
Business in relation
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