SEND Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education Limited; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE pay

CPD Academy access

Up-skilling in Moving & Handling

Dedicated SEND consultant

Long-term opportunities

Job summary

Protocol Education is seeking a SEND Teaching Assistant to join a specialist school in Chesterfield, supporting pupils with PMLD and complex medical needs. This full-time, long-term role offers immediate or September starts with daily pay via PAYE (£92.63–£100).

You’ll assist with personal care, mobility, and feeding, using specialist equipment with full training provided, and work within a supportive SEND team.

Qualifications

• Experience in SEND, care, or relevant lived or personal experience.
• Calm, caring, and adaptable approach.
• Resilience and willingness to get stuck in and learn new skills.
• Team‑first mindset, kindness really matters here.

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils with complex learning, physical, and medical needs.
• Assisting with personal care, mobility, and feeding routines.
• Using specialist equipment and communication tools, with full training provided.
• Creating a calm, safe, and sensory‑rich environment where pupils can thrive.

Skills

Calm, caring approach

Resilience

SEND experience

Team player

Tools

Specialist equipment

Communication tools

Job description

SEND Teaching Assistant – PMLD & Complex Needs

Location: Chesterfield, Mansfield/Derbyshire.
Salary: £92.63–£100 per day, paid weekly via PAYE
Contract: Full-time, long-term
Start date: Immediate and SEPTEMBER STARTS

Looking for a role that really matters?

We’re working with a specialist school supporting pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and complex medical and physical needs. They’re looking for a compassionate, resilient SEND Teaching Assistant to join their team full-time.

This is a hands-on role where your support genuinely changes lives. No two days are the same, but every day comes with purpose, progress, and plenty of heart.

What your days will look like

• Supporting pupils with complex learning, physical, and medical needs
• Assisting with personal care, mobility, and feeding routines
• Using specialist equipment and communication tools, with full training provided
• Creating a calm, safe, and sensory‑rich environment where pupils can thrive

What we’re looking for

• A calm, caring, and adaptable approach
• Resilience and a willingness to get stuck in and learn new skills
• Experience in SEND, care, or relevant lived or personal experience
• A big heart and a team‑first mindset, kindness really matters here

What you’ll get from Protocol Education

• Weekly pay through PAYE, no umbrella companies
• Free access to our online CPD Academy
• Opportunities to upskill in Moving and Handling and Personal Care, where required
• A dedicated SEND consultant who understands the realities of specialist settings
• Long‑term opportunities in schools that value and support support staff

Whether you’ve worked in SEND before or you’re ready to turn lived experience into a meaningful career, this could be your next step.

Support that changes lives really does start with you

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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