SEND Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 17,090 - 18,450; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE pay

CPD Academy access

Upskill in Moving and Handling

Job summary

Protocol Education Ltd is seeking a SEND Teaching Assistant to support pupils with SEMH at a specialist school in Derby. The role is full-time and long-term with immediate start and SEPTEMBER intake.

You’ll work with pupils with a range of needs, focusing on SEMH, autism, and sensory processing, in a calm, supportive environment. Daily duties include assisting with learning, personal care, and using specialist equipment with full training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in SEND, care, or relevant lived or personal experience.
• A calm, caring, and adaptable approach.
• Resilience and a willingness to get stuck in and learn new skills.

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.

Job description

SEND Teaching Assistant – SEMH

Location: Derby

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.

You will be supporting pupils with a wide range of learning difficulties and complex needs, including autism, Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, communication and/or sensory processing difficulties

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.

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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