Male ALN Learning Support Assistant

New Directions; Swansea; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

New Directions Education is recruiting a Male Learning Support Assistant for a school in Swansea. The role involves support for students with various additional learning needs, requiring relevant teaching qualifications and experience in an ALN environment. This role offers opportunities for short-term and long-term engagements with competitive pay and a dedicated account manager.

Benefits

Dedicated Account Manager

Competitive rates of pay

Potential long-term roles

Full compliance with AWR

Qualifications

• Ideally experience working in an ALN environment.
• Recent experience in a classroom environment.
• Good knowledge of the national curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Support students with a range of disabilities and mixed learning abilities.
• Assist in the learning and development of pupils classified with ALN.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

People management

Flexibility

Adaptability

Education

Teaching qualification

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Male ALN Learning Support Assistant, Swansea

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29.06.2025

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13.08.2025

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Job Description

New Directions Education are looking to recruit a Male Learning Support Assistant to work in a school in the Swansea SA4 area specifically supporting and working with pupils with a range of abilities and needs including moderate, severe, profound and multi additional needs, autism and pupils with social emotional and behaviour needs.

Working hours are 8:30am – 3:30pm Monday – Friday.

This role involves working with students with a range of disabilities and mixed level learning abilities, supporting their learning and development.

Job Specification

A large number of our jobs are within the ALN sector. We fill many vacancies in schools with candidates who have the right experience and qualifications.

To work in an Additional Learning Needs (ALN) role you will need:

• A relevant teaching qualification
• Ideally experience working in an ALN environment
• Recent experience in a classroom environment
• Good knowledge of the national curriculum
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills
• Flexibility and adaptability to work short-term and long-term.

We are always looking for candidates who have particular experience in working with children classified as having:

• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Dyslexia
• Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI)
• Profound and Moderate Learning Difficulties (PMLD)
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH)
• Physical Disabilities (PD).

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
• 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.

Please select Apply Now to enquire about this job vacancy with New Directions Education Ltd, Swansea branch.

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