Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant

1 week ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Protocol Education Full time

Job Title: Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistants – SEND Support Location: Leeds Start Date: ASAP️ Contract: Full-time contracts - Term-time only ✨ SEN Teaching Assistant – Make a Difference Every Day ✨Do you have experience supporting children or young people with special educational needs? Whether that’s in a school, through personal experience, or in another setting—we’d love to hear from you We’re on the lookout for compassionate and reliable SEN Teaching Assistants to join schools across Leeds. From primary classrooms to secondary schools and specialist provisions, your next role will depend on your location and preference of setting—we’ll work with you to find the best fit.If you’re someone who can bring calm, encouragement and a big heart to the classroom, this could be the role for you. What you’ll be doing:✅ Supporting children and young people with a range of needs ( autism, ADHD, SEMH, physical or learning difficulties) ✅ Providing 1:1 support or small group interventions to help pupils thrive ✅ Creating a safe, calm and positive learning environment ✅ Working closely with teachers, SENCOs, and other staff to ensure pupils get the support they need ✅ Bringing patience, empathy, and encouragement into every dayWhat we’re looking for: Must have experience working with children or young people with SEND (in school, youth work, personal or voluntary settings) A calm, resilient, and positive approach to supporting pupils Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust quickly Reliability, flexibility, and a real passion for making a differenceWhy join Protocol Education?✨ Weekly pay through PAYE – no umbrella companies ✨ FREE access to our online CPD Academy (including SEND training) ✨ Personalised support from a dedicated SEN consultant ✨ Opportunities across mainstream, SEND, and alternative settings ✨ Referral rewards when you recommend a friendAt Protocol Education, we know our support staff are the glue that holds it all together. Schools value the difference you make—and so do we. 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 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. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.



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