Teaching Assistant SEND

Protocol Education Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization is seeking a SEND Teaching Assistant in North Leeds. This role involves supporting pupils with Autism and complex needs in a friendly, small-class environment. Ideal candidates are calm and caring, ready to make a meaningful impact while receiving training and support.

Benefits

Proper training and the chance to grow your skills

Friendly, down-to-earth team

Support from experienced teachers and staff

Qualifications

• A calm, caring, and positive person who’s happy to muck in.
• Someone who can handle a bit of unpredictability with a smile.
• No SEND experience? No worries—we’ll support you.

Responsibilities

• Supporting amazing pupils (primary and secondary).
• Being in the classroom, side-by-side with a great teacher.
• Helping kids learn, grow, and feel safe and seen.

Skills

Calm

Caring

Positive attitude

Education

Clear DBS

Job description

SEND Teaching Assistant – Be Someone’s Favourite Part of the Day

North-West Leeds / North Leeds
£17,575 – £20,698 (based on your experience and quals)
Monday to Friday, 32.5 hours a week – perfect if you’ve got kids at school or like a break in the Summer!

Looking for a job that means something? One where you’re part of a team, make real connections, and help young people shine—on good days and wobbly ones?

We’re working with a brilliant specialist school in North Leeds that supports pupils with Autism and other complex needs. They’re after kind, patient, roll-up-your-sleeves types to join their classroom teams. Class sizes are small (6–9 learners), and there’s loads of support from experienced teachers, behaviour teams, and family support staff.

Whether you’ve done this kind of work before or you’re brand new and up for learning, this could be just the thing.

The role? It’s all about:

• Supporting amazing pupils (primary and secondary)

• Being in the classroom, side-by-side with a great teacher

• Helping kids learn, grow, and feel safe and seen

• Pitching in with classroom prep and resources

What we’re after:

• A calm, caring, and positive person who’s happy to muck in

• Someone who can handle a bit of unpredictability with a smile

• A clear DBS (or happy to get one)

• No SEND experience? No worries—we’ll support you

What you’ll get:

• Friendly, down-to-earth team who’ve got your back

• Proper training and the chance to grow your skills

• A school full of big-hearted staff and unforgettable pupils

If this sounds like a bit of you, pop over your CV and a quick message. I’ll give you a bell to talk through the role (and others if you’re curious!).

This could be the job that makes Mondays feel less... Monday-ish.

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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