SEN Teaching Assistant

Middlesbrough and surrounding areas
Full-time opportunities available, with part-time and daily supply work also on offer
Competitive daily rates

Looking for a role where no two days are the same and every day makes a difference?

We're working with a range of welcoming schools and specialist settings across Middlesbrough who are looking for caring, resilient, and enthusiastic SEN Teaching Assistants to join their teams.

Whether you've supported children in schools before or you've built valuable experience in care, support work, residential settings, or youth work, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

You'll be supporting children and young people with a variety of additional needs, including:

• Autism (ASC)
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH)
• ADHD
• Challenging behaviours
• Communication and interaction needs

Some roles involve 1:1 support, while others involve working with small groups or supporting across the classroom. The common thread? Helping young people feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.

What we're looking for

✅ Experience supporting children, young people, or vulnerable adults

✅ A calm, patient, and positive approach

✅ Confidence building relationships and managing challenging situations

✅ SEN qualifications are desirable, but not essential

✅ A background in care, support work, youth work, mental health services, or residential care will be considered

✅ An enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service, or willingness to apply for a new DBS

Why join Protocol Education?

You'll be the steady hand, encouraging voice, and trusted adult who can make a real difference to a young person's day.

In return, you'll receive:

Weekly pay through PAYE, no umbrella companies

FREE access to our online CPD Academy

Personalised support from a dedicated consultant

Opportunities in mainstream, SEND, and alternative provision settings

Streamlined registration and local bookings

Referral scheme, earn rewards for referring friends

Thrive Training Opportunity

Not Thrive trained yet?

Good news. Protocol Education offers FREE Thrive training to help you develop your understanding of emotional wellbeing and behaviour support. It's a fantastic addition to your CV and something schools are increasingly looking for when recruiting SEND staff.

Ready to make a difference?

Apply today and let's find a role that fits your skills, experience, and career goals. Whether you're looking for full-time work or the flexibility of daily supply, we've got opportunities waiting across Middlesbrough.

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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