Teaching Assistant

Vetro Recruitment; Wallasey; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 13,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Free training opportunities

Golden Ticket draw £500

Holiday pay

Contributed pension

Job summary

Vetro Recruitment is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join a reputable school in Wirral to support students with special educational needs. The role focuses on working with the SENDCO and classroom staff to promote development and well-being in an inclusive environment.

It offers part-time, temporary employment with competitive pay and opportunities for training. Vetro highlights weekly wages and a supportive education-led consultant to help you succeed.

Qualifications

• Experience with children or SEND is desirable but not essential.
• Understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Enhanced DBS clearance or willingness to obtain.
• Positive attitude and commitment to student development.

Responsibilities

• Supporting students' development in a safe, secure, and challenging environment.
• Meeting the physical and medical needs of students according to individual care plans while encouraging independence.
• Developing an understanding of students’ specific needs to facilitate effective learning.
• Promoting inclusion within the classroom and displaying students’ work to reflect their achievements.
• Assisting with personal hygiene and self-help skills.
• Facilitating small group and 1-1 interventions such as social skills, homework support, and other targeted activities as directed by the SENDCO.

Skills

Positive attitude

Experience with children

Safeguarding policies

Teamwork

DBS clearance

Job description

Job Title

Teaching Assistant (Special Educational Needs)

Location

Wirral, Merseyside, North West England

Employment Type

Part-time, Temporary

Job Description

Vetro are seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join a reputable school in Wirral. This role offers an exciting opportunity to support students with special educational needs within a caring and inclusive environment. The successful candidate will work closely with the SENDCO and classroom staff to promote student development and well-being.

Vetro also has a range of other job opportunities available across the Wirral, in a variety of settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting students' development in a safe, secure, and challenging environment.
• Meeting the physical and medical needs of students according to individual care plans while encouraging independence.
• Developing an understanding of students’ specific needs to facilitate effective learning.
• Promoting inclusion within the classroom and displaying students’ work to reflect their achievements.
• Assisting with personal hygiene and self-help skills.
• Facilitating small group and 1-1 interventions such as social skills, homework support, and other targeted activities as directed by the SENDCO.

Requirements & Qualifications

• A positive attitude and a commitment to supporting student development.
• Experience working with children or young people, particularly in special educational needs settings, is desirable but not essential.
• An understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Enhanced DBS clearance (or willingness to obtain).

Why Join Us?

• Competitive pay with weekly wages and no payroll charges
• Support from an education-led consultant with a personal approach
• Free training opportunities to enhance your skills
• Entry into our Golden Ticket draw to win £500
• 24-hour online registration with enhanced DBS check
• Holiday pay (weekly or in a holiday pot)
• Contributed pension scheme

Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.