Teaching Assistant - SEND

SEND Teaching Assistant
North East Leeds
£93 to £118 per day, depending on experience
Monday to Friday, 32.5 hours per week

Looking for a SEND Teaching Assistant role where you can genuinely change lives, not just fill a vacancy?

If you’re calm under pressure, naturally caring, and brilliant at spotting the little things that make a big difference, this could be the role for you.

We’re working with a fantastic specialist SEND school in North East Leeds that supports children and young people with autism and complex needs. This is a school full of warmth, teamwork, and people who truly care about helping every pupil thrive.

No big egos. No unnecessary faff. Just a brilliant team doing meaningful work together.

• Small class sizes, usually just 6 to 9 pupils
• A genuinely supportive team where communication matters
• Opportunities across both primary and secondary settings
• A collaborative environment where everyone pulls together
• Yes, proper tea break chats are included too

• Supporting pupils with SEND, including autism and complex needs, both in and out of the classroom
• Working alongside teachers to make learning engaging, accessible, and meaningful
  
  Helping create a calm, structured, and positive environment where pupils feel safe and supported
• Encouraging confidence, independence, and emotional regulation in every small step forward
• Developing your own skills through ongoing SEND training and CPD opportunities

• Stay patient, calm, and positive, even on challenging days
• Are compassionate, resilient, and eager to learn
• Bring great energy and aren’t afraid to get stuck in
• Experience working with children, young people, or adults with additional needs, although this isn’t essential
• Have an enhanced DBS on the update service, or are happy to apply for one

• A consultant who actually answers the phone and genuinely supports you
• Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies and no hidden deductions
• Free access to CPD, including Team Teach and SEND-focused training
• Long-term opportunities to grow your experience in specialist education
• A chance to build a rewarding career making a real impact every single day

Thrive trained? Amazing, we’d love to hear from you.

Not Thrive trained yet? No problem. We offer free Thrive training to help you build confidence in supporting children’s emotional wellbeing, while making your CV even stronger for SEND roles.

Sound like your kind of role?

Whether you’re already experienced in SEND or looking to take your first step into specialist education, this could be the perfect next move.

Apply today and let’s find you a school where your support truly matters.

Let’s make Mondays feel a little less Monday-ish

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.