SEND Teaching Assistant

Job Title:

SEND Teaching Assistant – Primary School

Location:

West Leeds

Contract:

Full-time, Monday to Friday

Start Date:

As soon as possible

Looking for a role where what you do genuinely matters every single day?

We’re working with a welcoming primary school in West Leeds who are looking for a caring, committed SEND Teaching Assistant to join them full-time. This is a contracted role, Monday to Friday, starting as soon as you’re ready.

This isn’t just about supporting learning. It’s about being that steady presence in the classroom. The calm voice. The quiet encourager. The person who helps a child feel safe, understood and ready to give things a go.

What you’ll be doing

Supporting pupils with SEND in a primary setting, either 1:1 or in small groups
Helping children access learning in a way that works for them
Working flexibly across different year groups
Building positive relationships with pupils, staff and families
No two days will look exactly the same, and that’s part of the magic.

What we’re looking for

We’re not just looking for qualifications on paper. We’re looking for the right kind of person.

You might have:

Childcare experience in schools, nurseries, youth work or similar settings
Experience supporting children with SEND, whether in a professional setting or through personal experience supporting family or friends with additional needs
A calm, patient and adaptable approach
Confidence to work across different primary year groups
If you’re the sort of person who notices when a child is struggling and instinctively knows how to support them, you’ll feel right at home here.

Why this primary school?

It’s a supportive, community-focused school where teamwork really means something. Staff are valued, children are known as individuals, and SEND support is taken seriously.

And with Protocol Education, you’ll also get:

Weekly pay through PAYE, no umbrella companies
FREE access to our online CPD Academy
Personalised support from a dedicated consultant
Opportunities across mainstream, SEND and alternative settings
A streamlined registration process and local placements
A referral scheme, because good people know good people
If you’re ready to step into a full-time role that makes a real difference in a West Leeds primary school, we’d love to chat.

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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