Social Care Background Teaching Assistant - Forest Hall (Full-Time)

Protocol Education Ltd; Forest Hall; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE pay

CPD Academy access

SEND and Behaviour Management training

Dedicated local consultant

Long-term opportunities

Career progression support

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Protocol Education is recruiting a full-time Teaching Assistant for a specialist SEND school in Forest Hall. The role supports pupils with Autism, SEMH needs and additional learning difficulties, helping them build confidence and independence.

You will work alongside teachers and therapists, support learning plans and promote positive behaviour, emotional wellbeing and progression in a nurturing setting. Your experience from social care, family support or youth work could make a significant

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable individuals from social care, family support or community services.

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils throughout the school day
• Encouraging positive behaviour
• Promoting emotional wellbeing
• Supporting individual learning plans
• Building trusted relationships
• Working alongside teachers and therapists
• Supporting independence skills
• Recognising and celebrating progress

Job description

Transfer your experience supporting vulnerable individuals into a rewarding school-based role.

Protocol Education is recruiting a full-time Teaching Assistant for a specialist SEND school in Forest Hall. The setting supports pupils with Autism, SEMH needs and additional learning difficulties, providing a nurturing environment focused on building confidence and independence.

Your experience from social care, family support or community services could make a significant difference to young people's lives.

Why work with Protocol Education?

Many of our most successful SEND staff come from social care backgrounds and thrive in specialist schools.

You’ll receive:

• Weekly PAYE pay, with no umbrella companies
• FREE access to our online CPD Academy
• SEND and Behaviour Management training
• Dedicated local consultant
• Long-term opportunities
• Career progression support
• Wellbeing resources

What you'll be doing

• Supporting pupils throughout the school day
• Encouraging positive behaviour
• Promoting emotional wellbeing
• Supporting individual learning plans
• Building trusted relationships
• Working alongside teachers and therapists
• Supporting independence skills
• Recognising and celebrating progress

Who this role would suit

• Social Care Workers
• Family Support Workers
• Youth Workers
• Support Workers
• Residential Care Practitioners
• Teaching Assistants

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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