SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistants – Wakefield – Urgent Long-Term Roles Available

Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Pay: Pay to scale
Contract Type: Full-Time | Permanent

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children with special educational needs?

We’re urgently recruiting SEN Teaching Assistants to support pupils across a range of primary and secondary settings in Wakefield. These are long-term placements in inclusive, supportive schools where your contribution will be valued every single day.

Whether you're experienced or newly qualified, if you have a nurturing mindset, strong resilience, and a heart for helping children thrive, we want to hear from you.

Your Role Will Include:

Supporting pupils with a range of needs including:

• Autism (ASC)
• ADHD
• Speech, Language & Communication Difficulties
• SEMH (Social, Emotional & Mental Health)
• Moderate to Severe Learning Difficulties (MLD/SLD)
• Physical or Sensory Impairments

Providing 1:1 and small group interventions
Supporting behaviour using positive reinforcement strategies
Assisting with personal care (where required)
Collaborating with SENCOs, class teachers, and external professionals
Using strategies such as PECs, Makaton, visual timetables, sensory activities and more

Essential Requirements:

️ Experience supporting children or young adults with SEN (school-based, care, support work, youth work etc.)
️ Understanding of EHCPs (Education Health & Care Plans) and differentiated learning
️ Confidence in managing challenging behaviour in a calm and respectful manner
️ Strong interpersonal and communication skills
️ Ability to build trust, routine and positive relationships with pupils
️ A patient, adaptable and nurturing attitude

Preferred (but not essential) Qualifications/Training:

Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification
Team Teach or other de-escalation training
Autism Awareness training
Makaton or British Sign Language (BSL) skills
Manual handling / hoisting training (for physical support roles)
Safeguarding Level 1 or higher

What’s in It for You?

Long-term, stable roles in Wakefield’s most supportive and inclusive schools
Competitive pay and consistent full-time hours
Ongoing CPD and specialist SEN training opportunities
A dedicated consultant who understands the SEN sector
Weekly pay and transparent placement information
A chance to genuinely transform lives every day

️ Make a Difference. Every Child Matters.

This is more than a job – it’s a calling. If you’re ready to support children who need you most, apply now to secure your place for September or earlier.

Apply now:
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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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