Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Teaching Assistant,

Job Description

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Teaching Assistant
Netherley
Full-Time
September 2024 – July 2025
£450-£500 Weekly Pay (PAYE – No Umbrella Company)

New Directions Education are looking for a SEND Teaching Assistant for a School based in Netherley for a Long-term role.

The school is very low level behaviour and enjoyable place to work. If successful, you will be required to support children who suffer with Social, emotional mental health issues. Although the role is based around education support, due to the children’s personal needs, they require consistent mentoring, motivating as well as maintaining an empathetic approach.

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 development.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of the student.

Job Specification

• Have experience working with children, or adults, with additional needs
• Ideally 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.