Trainee SEN Teaching Assistant - Sunderland Area

Protocol Education; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Education Limited is seeking a Trainee SEN Teaching Assistant to work across Sunderland schools. The role supports pupils with additional needs, delivering 1:1 and small-group assistance, helping with learning activities and classroom tasks.

Ideal backgrounds include care, customer service, youth work, sports coaching or support roles seeking to move into education. Full-time hours from Monday to Friday with term-time flexibility and ongoing safeguarding training provided.

Qualifications

• Caring and patient nature.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Positive attitude towards learning and development.
• No previous school experience required.

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils on a 1:1 basis and in small groups
• Assisting with learning activities and classroom tasks
• Encouraging positive social interactions
• Promoting confidence and independence
• Supporting emotional wellbeing and engagement
• Working closely with teachers and SEN staff

Job description

Trainee SEN Teaching Assistant - Sunderland Area

Location: Sunderland
Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 4:00pm | Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Contract: Full-Time

Do you have a passion for helping children overcome barriers to learning?

We are seeking Trainee SEN Teaching Assistants to support pupils with a range of additional needs within schools across Sunderland.

This role is ideal for candidates from care, customer service, youth work, sports coaching, or support work backgrounds who are looking to transition into education.

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils on a 1:1 basis and in small groups
• Assisting with learning activities and classroom tasks
• Encouraging positive social interactions
• Promoting confidence and independence
• Supporting emotional wellbeing and engagement
• Working closely with teachers and SEN staff

Requirements

• Caring and patient nature
• Excellent communication skills
• Positive attitude towards learning and development
• No previous school experience required

Permanent opportunities are regularly available for successful candidates.

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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