SEN HLTA

Support children to achieve beyond expectations.

Protocol Education is looking for an experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join a specialist SEN school in Sunderland supporting pupils with Autism (ASC), ADHD, SEMH, Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) and complex additional needs.

You’ll work alongside teachers and therapists while leading interventions and covering classes when required, ensuring every pupil receives the highest level of support.

• Full-time
• September start
• Monday-Friday
• Working hours between 8:30am-3:30pm and 8:30am-4:30pm
• Term-time only

• Delivering pre-planned lessons
• Supporting pupils with EHCPs
• Leading intervention groups
• Monitoring pupil progress
• Promoting positive behaviour
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams

• HLTA qualification or equivalent experience
• Experience supporting children with SEND
• Excellent classroom management skills
• Calm, patient and adaptable approach

• Competitive daily pay
• Weekly PAYE pay
• FREE SEND CPD including Team Teach
• Dedicated consultant
• Long-term and permanent roles

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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