Can you look beyond behaviour and see the child underneath?

Many pupils in alternative provision have experienced trauma, instability or significant challenges outside school.

That’s why we’re looking for Trauma-Informed Teaching Assistants to join a nurturing Pupil Referral Unit (PRU).

This is more than a classroom role — it’s about creating safety, trust and stability.

What your day might look like:

Providing emotional and learning support

Helping pupils feel safe and regulated

Using restorative and trauma-informed approaches

Working collaboratively with pastoral teams and teachers

Who we’re looking for:

Empathetic and emotionally resilient individuals

Experience in care, support work or SEND is valuable

People who understand attachment and trust-building

Why this role?

Develop specialist trauma-informed practice

Support pupils with life-changing interventions

Build highly sought-after SEND experience

Protocol Education offers:

Weekly PAYE pay

FREE CPD including behaviour and SEND training

A dedicated consultant who supports you properly

Access to rewarding specialist roles

Referral bonuses

Safeguarding matters:
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to thorough background checks, including an enhanced DBS on the update service or willingness to apply for one.

Think you could be the safe adult a child needs?

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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