Learning Support Assistant
| Company: | senploy |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £95 to £105 a day |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | L3 8HR |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 15 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Build Your Career in Specialist SEND Education
If you enjoy supporting children and young people and want a role where you can develop specialist skills, gain valuable experience and build a long-term career in education, this could be an excellent next step.
A supportive education setting in Liverpool is looking for a SEND Learning Support Assistant to join its team as soon as possible.
You'll work alongside experienced teachers and SEND professionals, supporting pupils with a range of additional needs while developing practical skills in areas such as autism, SEMH, communication, behaviour, emotional regulation and personalised learning.
For the right person, this is much more than a classroom support role.
It could provide valuable experience for future careers in:
SEND Support • Teaching • HLTA • Pastoral Support • Behaviour Support • SEMH • Youth Work • Therapy • Psychology • SEND Leadership
If you're considering where a career supporting children and young people could take you, this is an opportunity to learn while making a genuine difference.
Working in SEND gives you the opportunity to understand children and young people at a much deeper level.
A pupil refusing to enter the classroom may be anxious about what is waiting inside.
A child becoming distressed by a change in routine may be struggling to process something unexpected.
A young person becoming frustrated may understand exactly what they want to say but be unable to communicate it effectively.
What looks like challenging behaviour from the outside can often be a young person trying to communicate a need.
By working closely with individual pupils, you'll begin developing the skills to recognise these barriers and understand the strategies that can help.
The pupils you support may have needs including:
- Autism (ASC)
- ADHD
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs
- Learning Difficulties
- Sensory Processing Needs
- Emotional Regulation Difficulties
- Additional behavioural and developmental needs
You'll be encouraged to build your knowledge and confidence while learning from experienced education professionals around you.
No two pupils - and often no two days - will be exactly the same.
You could begin your morning helping a pupil settle into their routine, spend part of the day supporting classroom learning and later work one-to-one with a young person who needs additional help with communication or emotional regulation.
Your responsibilities could include:
- Providing targeted one-to-one SEND support.
- Supporting pupils during lessons and small-group activities.
- Helping children access classroom learning.
- Breaking activities into smaller, achievable steps.
- Adapting resources around individual learning and communication needs.
- Supporting pupils working towards EHCP and individual targets.
- Using visual schedules, communication aids and structured routines.
- Helping pupils develop communication and social interaction skills.
- Supporting emotional regulation and positive behaviour.
- Helping young people manage transitions throughout the school day.
- Delivering structured interventions under the guidance of teaching staff.
- Encouraging confidence, independence and resilience.
- Observing pupil progress and sharing useful information with teachers.
- Working collaboratively with teachers, the SENCO and wider support team.
- Learning how individual SEND strategies are developed and implemented.
As your experience grows, so will your understanding of why particular approaches work for different pupils.
That knowledge can become extremely valuable if you want to progress further within education or SEND.
You don't necessarily need to have spent your entire career working in a school.
We're interested in people who have experience supporting children or young people and want to develop that experience further.
Your background could be in:
Education • SEND • Youth Work • Residential Care • Children's Support • Behaviour Support • Mentoring • Coaching • Early Years • Community Support
You may currently be working as a:
Teaching Assistant • SEN Teaching Assistant • Learning Support Assistant • Behaviour Mentor • Support Worker • Care Assistant • Youth Worker
You could also be a graduate considering a future career in teaching, educational psychology, therapy, social work or specialist education and looking for meaningful practical experience.
Working in SEND requires patience, consistency and the ability to build trust.
There will be days when a pupil makes obvious progress.
There will also be days when something that worked yesterday doesn't work today.
You'll need to remain calm, adapt your approach when necessary and understand that progress doesn't always happen in a straight line.
We're particularly interested in people who:
- Have experience working with children or young people.
- Are patient, dependable and emotionally resilient.
- Can build positive relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
- Understand that behaviour can be a form of communication.
- Are willing to adapt their approach around individual needs.
- Can remain calm when a pupil becomes overwhelmed.
- Can follow agreed support and behaviour strategies consistently.
- Communicate effectively with teachers and other professionals.
- Are keen to develop their knowledge of SEND.
- Want to learn and progress professionally.
- Are comfortable working independently and as part of a wider team.
An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one, will be required.
One of the biggest benefits of working within SEND is the breadth of experience you can develop.
You'll have opportunities to build practical knowledge of:
- Autism and neurodiversity
- SEMH and emotional regulation
- Positive behaviour support
- Communication strategies
- Personalised learning
- EHCP outcomes
- Sensory needs
- Safeguarding
- Relationship-based support
- Supporting independence
These are skills that can support progression into a wide range of education and child-focused careers.
With experience, you could progress towards opportunities such as:
Senior SEND Teaching Assistant • Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) • Behaviour or SEMH Mentor • Pastoral Support • Specialist SEND Practitioner • Teacher Training • SEND Coordination and Leadership
This is an opportunity to build experience while working in a role where your contribution matters every day.
You'll benefit from:
- £95-£105 per day.
- A full-time, long-term opportunity in Liverpool.
- An ASAP start.
- Practical experience supporting a range of additional needs.
- Opportunities to develop your understanding of autism, SEMH and communication needs.
- Experience implementing personalised learning and support strategies.
- Opportunities to work alongside experienced education professionals.
- Ongoing training and professional development.
- Valuable experience for future progression within education and SEND.
Some of the most important progress you'll see won't necessarily happen in an exercise book.
It might be the pupil who begins coming into school without becoming overwhelmed.
The child who starts communicating what they need.
The young person who stays engaged in an activity for a little longer.
Or the pupil who gradually becomes confident enough to attempt something independently.
These moments matter.
And while you're helping pupils develop their confidence, communication and independence, you'll also be developing your own skills, knowledge and experience.
If you're looking for a SEND Learning Support Assistant role in Liverpool, are available to start as soon as possible and want an opportunity where you can learn, develop and build a career within education and SEND, apply today with your CV.