Start Your Career In Sen - Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education; Halford CP; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE pay

FREE SEN and CPD training

Job summary

Protocol Education is seeking caring Teaching Assistants to support pupils with SEN across schools in Telford and Shropshire. You’ll work with children with autism, ADHD and other needs, providing one-to-one and small-group support in a safe, structured setting.

No prior SEN experience is required; training is provided to build confidence and skills in a specialist education setting. Flexible full-time and part-time opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• Able to work with pupils with additional needs
• Willingness to undergo DBS checks and training
• Patience, empathy and enthusiasm to help young people thrive

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small-group support to pupils with SEN
• Help create a calm, structured learning environment
• Support teachers and SEN staff with learning and behaviour strategies
• Encourage pupils to develop confidence, independence and social skills
• Contribute to a welcoming, inclusive classroom atmosphere

Skills

Care/child support

Youth work

Sports coaching

Psychology

Support work

Job description

We’re looking for caring, enthusiastic and resilient Teaching Assistants to support pupils across SEN specialist schools and alternative provisions in Telford and Shropshire.

The schools we work with support children and young people with a range of additional needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, complex learning needs and behavioural needs.

No previous SEN experience? No problem.

You don’t need classroom experience to get started. If you’ve worked in care, youth work, sports coaching, psychology, support work, or simply have the patience, empathy and enthusiasm to help young people thrive, we’d love to hear from you.

We’ll provide the training and support you need to build your confidence and develop your skills within a specialist education setting.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting pupils with additional needs to feel safe, understood and ready to learn
• Providing one-to-one and small-group support
• Helping create a calm, structured and inclusive learning environment
• Supporting teachers and SEN staff with individual learning and behaviour strategies
• Encouraging pupils to develop their confidence, independence and social skills
• Bringing positivity, patience and resilience to every school day

What we’re looking for:

• Someone caring, reliable and enthusiastic about working with young people
• A genuine interest in SEN and specialist education
• Experience in care, youth work, sports, psychology, support work or similar is beneficial, but not essential
• A DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to apply for one
• The right to work in the UK
• Weekly PAYE pay
• Full-time and part-time opportunities to suit your circumstances
• FREE SEN and CPD training to help you develop your skills
• Support from friendly, experienced consultants who are there to help
• Access to opportunities across Telford, Shropshire and surrounding areas
• The opportunity to build valuable experience and develop a long-term career in education or SEN support

We work with a range of SEN schools, alternative provisions and specialist settings across Telford and Shropshire. If this particular role isn’t the right location or setting for you, we may have another opportunity nearby that’s a better fit.

If you’re patient, positive and passionate about helping young people succeed, we want to hear from 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. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.