Sen Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant | Permanent Roles | Leeds & Wakefield

Locations: Leeds & Wakefield
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive depending on experience

Some children need extra support to shine, and the right SEN TA can make all the difference.

We’re recruiting compassionate and resilient SEN Teaching Assistants for permanent opportunities across specialist and mainstream schools in Leeds and Wakefield.

These schools are looking for people who can bring patience, structure, kindness, and calm energy into the classroom every day.

The role includes:

• Supporting pupils with additional needs including autism, ADHD, SEMH, and communication needs
• Working 1:1 and in small groups
• Supporting emotional regulation and classroom engagement
• Building trusting relationships with pupils and staff
• Helping pupils feel safe, supported, and ready to learn

You’ll need:

• Experience supporting children or young people with SEND
• A calm and positive approach
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Team Teach or Thrive training is helpful, but not essential

Not Thrive trained yet? No worries, we can help with that too through our FREE Thrive training opportunities.

Why these schools stand out:

• Strong SEN support teams
• Ongoing training and development
• Warm and inclusive school environments
• Permanent opportunities with long-term stability

Important to know:

This registration pathway is for permanent roles only. Once you’re cleared for work, we’ll contact you when suitable permanent opportunities become available. No day-to-day supply calls.

Protocol Education benefits:

• Weekly PAYE pay
• FREE online CPD Academy
• Dedicated SEN consultant support
• Specialist SEND opportunities
• Referral rewards

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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