Specialist Primary SEND Teaching Assistant

Aspire People; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A specialist educational agency in Liverpool is seeking a SEND Teaching Assistant to support children with severe learning and complex needs. The role involves working closely with children in various settings, assisting with personal care, and fostering their development through tailored activities. Ideal candidates should have experience with SEND, empathy, and teamwork skills. This is a term-time position offering ongoing training and a calm working environment.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development in SEND

Term-time only hours

£100 joining bonus after 10 shifts

£250 refer-a-friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children or young people with SEND or complex needs is preferred.
• Ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Personal experience supporting a child with SEND is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support children with severe learning needs in small-group and one-to-one settings.
• Assist with personal care, feeding, and mobility support.
• Help deliver sensory and communication-based activities.
• Support behaviour and emotional regulation.
• Work alongside teachers to meet each child's care and learning needs.

Skills

Experience supporting children with SEND

Patience

Emotional resilience

Ability to build positive relationships

Teamwork

Job description

Join a Specialist Primary SEND School - Help Children Thrive

Location: Wavertree / Toxteth, Liverpool

Contract: Term-time only, full or part time (Temp-to-perm)

Position: SEND Teaching Assistant / Support Staff

Salary: £90-£105 per day PAYE

About the School

This specialist primary SEND setting supports children aged 4-11 with severe learning difficulties, often alongside complex medical needs, autism, and communication challenges. Many pupils are non-verbal and require a calm, structured and nurturing environment to help them feel safe, valued and ready to learn.

The school focuses on developing independence, communication, life skills and confidence through a personalised and highly supported curriculum.

Why Your Background Matters

If you have worked with children with SEND outside of a school setting (for example in care, therapy, health or community settings) your experience, compassion and understanding are incredibly valuable.

You may not have worked in a classroom before, but if you understand dignity, patience, communication and consistency, this could be the perfect next step for you.

We are looking for people who:

• Have experience supporting children or young people with SEND or complex needs
• Are patient, nurturing and emotionally resilient
• Can build trusting, positive relationships
• Are calm, observant and responsive to individual needs
• Work well within a multi-disciplinary team

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting children with severe learning needs in small-group and one-to-one settings
• Assisting with personal care, feeding and mobility support
• Helping deliver sensory, communication and life-skills-based activities
• Supporting behaviour, emotional regulation and social development
• Working alongside teachers, therapists and support staff to meet each child's care and learning needs
• Celebrating every achievement, no matter how small

What's On Offer

• Term-time only hours that fit well around family life
• A calm and supportive working environment
• Ongoing training and development in SEND and medical care
• Experience working in a well-established and respected setting
• £100 joining bonus after 10 shifts
• £250 refer-a-friend scheme

Who Should Apply

• Care and support work
• Health and social care
• Therapy or family support roles
• Youth and community work
• Nursery, childcare or early years settings

Personal experience supporting a child with SEND

If you're looking for a role where your care, compassion and resilience really matter, this could be the opportunity for you.

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.