SEN Teaching Assistant

Full Time

A welcoming and well-established secondary school is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join its Learning Support and Enrichment team.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference to young people’s lives while developing your own skills and experience in a specialist setting.

As a Teaching Assistant, you’ll work closely with teachers and support staff to help pupils access the Key Stage 4 curriculum. You’ll provide tailored support to individuals and small groups, adapting your approach to meet each student’s needs and helping to create a calm, inclusive learning environment.

No previous experience is required, as training and support will be provided. What matters most is your enthusiasm, commitment, and genuine interest in supporting young people with additional needs.

You will:

Have a positive, patient, and empathetic approach

Enjoy working with young people from diverse backgrounds

Be able to communicate clearly with students, staff, and parents

Show flexibility and a willingness to learn new strategies

Be committed to inclusion and supporting pupils to achieve their potential

A relevant qualification in education or a related field is desirable but not essential.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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