Sen Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant – Chesterfield

Location: Chesterfield

Job Type: Full-time / Part-time | Temporary, Long-term & Permanent Opportunities Available

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Protocol Education is looking for compassionate, dedicated, and enthusiastic SEN Teaching Assistants to support children and young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in specialist and mainstream schools across Chesterfield.

This rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a real difference by helping pupils overcome barriers to learning, build confidence, and achieve their full potential in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Whether you're an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant or have transferable experience working with children or vulnerable individuals, we'd love to hear from you.

• Provide one-to‑one and small group support for pupils with a range of Special Educational Needs.
• Assist the class teacher in delivering engaging and differentiated learning activities.
• Support pupils with Autism (ASC), ADHD, Speech and Language needs, Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, and other additional learning needs.
• Promote positive behaviour and encourage independence, confidence, and social development.
• Help create a safe, inclusive, and nurturing learning environment.
• Work closely with teachers, SENCOs, therapists, and parents to support individual learning and development.
• Monitor pupil progress and provide feedback to teaching staff.

• Previous experience working with children or young people with SEN is desirable.
• Experience in education, care, youth work, support work, or similar settings is beneficial.
• A patient, caring, and resilient approach.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• A genuine passion for supporting children with additional needs.
• An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one.

• Competitive daily pay rates.
• Flexible working opportunities to suit your availability.
• Access to free CPD and specialist SEN training.
• Ongoing support from a dedicated Protocol Education consultant.
• Opportunities to work in a variety of specialist and mainstream schools.
• Long‑term, permanent, and day‑to‑day opportunities.

If you're passionate about supporting children with Special Educational Needs and want to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Please email your updated CV to faizal.

Join Protocol Education and make a meaningful difference to the lives of young people across Chesterfield.

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.