SEND Personal Care Teaching Assistant - Cramlington (Full-Time)

Protocol Education Ltd; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE pay

Access to CPD Academy

SEND and Medical Needs training

Dedicated consultant support

Long-term opportunities

Career progression support

Ongoing wellbeing guidance

Job summary

Protocol Education is recruiting a full-time SEND Personal Care Teaching Assistant to join a specialist provision in Cramlington, supporting pupils with complex needs, Autism and physical disabilities.

The role combines classroom support with personal care responsibilities to help learners access education safely and confidently. All applicants will require the relevant qualifications and DBS checks.

Qualifications

• All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils throughout the school day.
• Assisting with personal care responsibilities.
• Encouraging independence and life skills.
• Supporting classroom learning.
• Promoting communication and engagement.
• Working alongside therapists and teachers.
• Building positive relationships.
• Supporting pupil wellbeing.

Skills

Personal care

Pupil support

Communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Provide the support, care and encouragement that enables every learner to thrive.

Protocol Education is recruiting a full-time SEND Personal Care Teaching Assistant to join a specialist provision in Cramlington supporting pupils with complex needs, Autism and physical disabilities.

This rewarding role combines classroom support with personal care responsibilities, helping learners access education safely and confidently.

Why work with Protocol Education?

We understand that compassionate support staff are at the heart of specialist education.

You’ll receive:

• Weekly PAYE pay, with no umbrella companies
• FREE access to our online CPD Academy
• SEND and Medical Needs training
• Dedicated consultant support
• Long-term opportunities
• Career progression support
• Ongoing wellbeing guidance

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting pupils throughout the school day
• Assisting with personal care responsibilities
• Encouraging independence and life skills
• Supporting classroom learning
• Promoting communication and engagement
• Working alongside therapists and teachers
• Building positive relationships
• Supporting pupil wellbeing

Who this role would suit

• Care Workers
• Healthcare Assistants
• Support Workers
• Residential Care Staff
• Learning Support Assistants
• Nursing Associates

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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