Teaching Assistant

Connex Education; Wirral; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Connex Education Partnership is recruiting a part-time 1:1 SEND Teaching Assistant for a primary school in Bromborough, Wirral. The role focuses on supporting an EYFS pupil with an Education Health Care Plan, with afternoons from 12pm to 3:30pm.

The position starts September 2026 and runs until July 2027. A DBS and right to work in the UK are required, with competitive weekly pay and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• GCSEs or equivalent Level 2 in Maths and English.
• Experience with Makaton and supporting pupils with SEND.
• Ability to work in the afternoons and part-time hours.

Responsibilities

• Support EYFS pupil with Education Health Care Plan.
• Provide intimate care as required.
• Use total communication approaches, including Makaton, to support learning.
• Collaborate with school staff to promote inclusion and high standards of behaviour.

Skills

Makaton

Intimate care

Autism and ADHD

Global development delay

Total communication

Sensory seeking regulation

Education

GCSEs (Maths & English)

Job description

Role: 1:1 SEND Teaching Assistant

Location: Bromborough, Wirral

Salary: £250 - 300 per week (depending on experience and qualifications)

Working Hours: Part-time, Monday–Friday, afternoons only (12pm – 3:30pm)

Start date: September 2026

To apply, you must show proof of right to work in the UK.

About the Role

Connex Education is working with a Primary School in Bromborough, who are seeking a part-time SEND Teaching Assistant to support a EYFS pupil with an Education Health Care Plan. To succeed in this role, you will have experience of:

• Makaton
• Providing intimate care
• Autism and ADHD experience
• Global developmental delay
• Total communication approach
• Sensory seeking regulation

About the School

This one-form entry primary school is a small, vibrant, nurturing and ambitious school with a community feel.

Assignment Details

This is a part-time position from Monday to Friday, starting on 1st September 2026, until July 2027.

Benefits of working with Connex Education

• Competitive weekly rate.
• PAYE paid weekly.
• Free access to our accredited CPD platform.
• Career progression opportunities via our conversion courses.
• Wellbeing programme and refresher training for life in a 21st-century classroom.
• Trainee teacher apprenticeship opportunities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSEs or equivalent Level 2 in Maths and English.
• Current DBS on the update service or willingness to apply for a new one through Connex.

Knowledge and skills

• Experience with Makaton.
• Experience with providing intimate care.
• Experience with Autism and ADHD.
• Experience with global developmental delay.
• Experience with total communication approach.
• Experience with sensory seeking regulation.
• Builds positive relationships and works collaboratively to support learning, inclusion, and high standards of behaviour, while demonstrating strong communication, professionalism, and reliability.
• Shows patience, empathy, and adaptability to meet pupils’ diverse needs, with a commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, reflective practice, and ongoing professional development.

Protected Characteristics Statement

All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks, including a DBS check. All appointments will be made subject to a DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status, or disability. Everyone is assessed on merit alone.

Connex Education Partnership is an employment agency and employment business.