SEND Teaching Assistant - Sunderland and Durham

Are you looking for a rewarding role supporting children and young people with additional needs?

Protocol Education are recruiting SEND Teaching Assistants to work in primary, secondary and specialist schools across Durham and Sunderland. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about helping pupils with Autism (ASC), ADHD, SEMH (Social, Emotional & Mental Health Needs), speech and language needs, and additional learning difficulties achieve their full potential.

Whether you're a Psychology Graduate, Care Assistant, Support Worker, Youth Worker, Residential Support Worker, Health & Social Care Graduate or Mental Health Graduate, your transferable skills could make a real difference in the classroom.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone considering a future career in Education, Teaching, Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counselling or SEND Support.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing 1:1 support for pupils with SEND
• Supporting small group interventions
• Assisting pupils with Autism, ADHD and SEMH needs
• Encouraging communication, social skills and independence
• Supporting emotional regulation and wellbeing
• Promoting positive behaviour and engagement in learning
• Working alongside teachers, SENCOs and wider school staff

We're Looking For

• Psychology Graduates
• Mental Health Graduates
• Health & Social Care Graduates
• Care Assistants
• Support Workers
• Youth Workers
• Residential Care Workers
• Teaching Assistants
• Individuals with SEND, Autism or behaviour support experience
• Anyone with a genuine passion for supporting children and young people

Why Join Protocol Education?

• Competitive daily pay from £94.32 per day
• Flexible day-to-day and long-term opportunities
• Full-time and part-time roles available
• FREE CPD, SEND and Autism training
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your journey
• Opportunities to progress into long-term and permanent school positions
• Experience across a range of local schools

About You

The most important quality is a positive attitude, patience and a genuine desire to help pupils overcome barriers to learning. Previous school experience is beneficial but not essential, as many of our successful SEND Teaching Assistants have joined us from care, support work and graduate backgrounds.

Apply today with your CV to start your journey supporting children and young people across Durham and Sunderland.

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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