Support children with special educational needs and disabilities across curriculum activities, personal care, therapy sessions, communication, emotional wellbeing, behaviour management, and inclusive play. Prepare learning resources, support Individual Education Plans and EHCP outcomes, monitor progress and welfare, administer medication when required, supervise breaks and off-site activities, and communicate with families and teaching staff. The role includes completing a Level 3 Teaching Assistant SEND apprenticeship.
SEND Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - Princes Primary School
Princes Primary School
Liverpool (L8 1YQ) Selborne Street, Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Salary: £8 per hour
Training course: Teaching assistant Level 3 SEND – 16 month duration
Hours: Monday & Wednesday, 8:30am-4:30pm. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm.
(34 hours a week)
Start date: Friday 26 June 2026
Positions available: 3
Summary
You will work towards completing a level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship.
Applicants must have experience and a keen interest in working with SEND children as you will provide support for learning activities across all areas of the national curriculum.
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- To provide support for learning activities across all areas of the national curriculum and to provide feedback to the teacher on pupil progress with objectives and tasks.
- To assist with the timely preparation of resources, activities and the teaching environment, ensuring pupil safety. This may include preparing materials to meet individual pupil's needs.
- To clear up after activities, ensuring displays are kept safe and tidy.
- To assist in the development of Individual Education Plans and to help pupils advance towards outcomes on the EHCP and to provide feedback on progress.
- To assist in implementing and reviewing agreed programmes of work and highlight any concerns to the classroom teacher.
- To implement agreed behaviour management strategies to promote positive behaviour.
- To support therapists and pupils before, during and following therapy sessions and to assist with therapies as required.
- To provide opportunities for pupils to experience a variety of play environments that stimulate them and provide opportunities for risk, challenge and personal growth.
- To support pupils to participate as inclusively as possible in all activities.
- To help pupils manage their own feelings and relationships with others.
- To provide support to pupils’ general welfare, including emergency First Aid, feeding, toileting and changing their clothes as instructed to ensure they are clean, tidy and comfortable.
- To be familiar with pupils’ care plans and provide care, encouragement and maintain dignity.
- To assist with monitoring of physical wellbeing, including pupils’ eating habits, to support the development of pupils’ independence.
- To support pupils’ emotional wellbeing, self-reliance, self-esteem and resilience.
- To assist in intimate care as required.
- To assist in the administration of medication to pupils as required and in accordance with their Care Plan and legal guidelines.
- To organise and supervise off-site activities and maintain the health and safety of pupils when outside the school setting.
- To assist in the supervision of pupils during break and lunchtimes and in the use of school transport.
- To provide support for communication and interaction needs, including facilitating communication for pupils who use augmentative or alternative means of communication.
- To support pupils and their families for whom English is an additional language (EAL).
- To establish and maintain effective communication with parents, carers and families about the care and education of their children through Class Dojo, Xpress, review meetings and phone calls.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
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