Healthcare Assistant to SEND Teaching Assistant - School-Based

Aspire People; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local placement in Liverpool

100 joining bonus after 10 shifts

250 refer-a-friend scheme

Job summary

Aspire People is recruiting a Healthcare Assistant to transition into a SEND Teaching Assistant role at a Liverpool specialist school. The role focuses on supporting children with complex medical and developmental needs in a structured school setting.

You'll work Monday to Friday, 08:30–15:30 term time only, with no night shifts or weekends. The position emphasizes safeguarding, care plans, and collaboration with nurses and teachers to promote a safe learning environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care and mobility support.

Responsibilities

• Supporting children with complex medical needs.
• Assisting with personal care and physical support.
• Helping children with mobility, positioning and sensory regulation.
• Working alongside school nurses, therapists and teachers.
• Using communication tools such as Makaton, PECS or BSL.
• Creating a warm, nurturing environment where children feel safe and valued.

Skills

Personal care

Mobility support

Following care plans

Safeguarding

Communication and trust building

Supporting individuals with complex a

Tools

Makaton

PECS

BSL

Job description

Aspire People is recruiting a Healthcare Assistant to transition into a SEND Teaching Assistant role at a Liverpool specialist school. The role focuses on supporting children with complex medical and developmental needs in a structured school setting.

You'll work Monday to Friday, 08:30–15:30 term time only, with no night shifts or weekends. The position emphasizes safeguarding, care plans, and collaboration with nurses and teachers to promote a safe learning environment.