Behavior Support Assistant, Liverpool

Job Description

New Directions are looking for a calm, resilient, and caring Behavior Support Assistant to join a dedicated school based in Bootle. This is a key role supporting pupils who may display challenging behavior due to social, emotional, or mental health needs. You’ll work closely with staff and pupils to provide consistent, positive behavior support—helping every child to feel safe, valued, and ready to learn. This role is working with secondary ages pupils.

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

We are fully committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a full enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check.

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