SEND Teaching Assistant | Primary, Secondary & Specialist Schools

Be The Difference For Every Learner

Do you believe every child deserves the opportunity to succeed?

Protocol Education is recruiting SEND Teaching Assistants to support children and young people with additional needs across mainstream and specialist educational settings.

This is an incredibly rewarding opportunity to work with pupils who may require additional support to access learning and achieve their goals.

What You'll Be Doing

You could be supporting students with:

• Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
• ADHD
• Learning Difficulties
• Speech & Language Needs
• Physical Disabilities
• SEMH Needs

Responsibilities may include:

• One-to-one support
• Small group interventions
• Communication support
• Behaviour and wellbeing support
• Encouraging independence and confidence

Why This Role Matters

The support you provide can transform a student's educational experience and help unlock opportunities for their future.

What Protocol Education Offers

✅ Competitive pay

✅ SEND-specific training

✅ Flexible work opportunities

✅ Dedicated consultant support

✅ Long-term and permanent pathways

✅ Valuable specialist experience

Apply Today

If you're passionate about inclusive education and helping every learner thrive, we'd love to hear from you.

Autism Support Assistant

Autism Support Assistant

Autism Support Assistant | Specialist & Mainstream Schools

Make A Meaningful Difference Every Day

Protocol Education is looking for patient, caring and enthusiastic Autism Support Assistants to work with children and young people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).

You will play a key role in helping students develop confidence, communication skills and independence both inside and outside the classroom.

What To Expect

You'll support pupils by:

• Building positive relationships
• Supporting communication development
• Encouraging engagement with learning
• Assisting with sensory regulation strategies
• Promoting independence and confidence
• Supporting social interaction and friendships

Ideal Backgrounds

• Psychology
• Education Studies
• Health & Social Care
• Childcare
• Support Work
• Youth Work
• Care Professionals

Career Progression

Excellent experience for future careers in:

• Teaching
• Educational Psychology
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech & Language Therapy
• SEND Specialisms

What Protocol Education Offers

✅ Competitive pay rates

✅ Autism awareness training

✅ Flexible opportunities

✅ Ongoing professional development

✅ Expert consultant support

Apply Today

Help create positive educational experiences and brighter futures for young people with Autism.

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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