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SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant

Protocol EducationBishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
5 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
  • Temporary
Job description

LSA / TA / SEND Support

Location :   Bishops Stortford

Job Type : Full-time - Permanent

Pay :  £80- £100 Per Day

Start Date : – September 2025

Some heroes wear capes—others carry visual timetables and endless patience. If you’re the calm in the classroom storm and the champion of small wins, we want you on our team.

A nurturing school in Bishops Stortford is seeking hands-on Teaching Assistants, Learning Support Assistants, and Youth Workers to support pupils with special educational needs. If you’re ready to make a real difference and grow your career in a supportive environment, apply now and become a vital part of our team.

What You’ll Be Doing :

  • Provide in-class and 1 : 1 support to students with additional needs, including autism, ADHD, and SEMH
  • Assist with learning activities across subjects and age groups, adapting approaches as needed
  • Help students develop essential life skills, confidence, and self-esteem
  • Collaborate with teachers, therapists, and support staff to implement individualised support plans
  • Create a safe, structured, and engaging learning environment where every student can thrive

What You’ll Need :

  • Patience, resilience, and a good sense of humour
  • Experience supporting children or young people in schools, clubs, care, or community settings
  • A warm, empathetic nature with a passion for helping every child feel valued and supported
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills
  • Experience with SEN, challenging behaviour, or communication needs is a plus
  • A desire to build a career in education, psychology, or youth work
  • Thrive training is a bonus—but if you don’t have it, we’ll provide it for free

    • Why Protocol Education?

  • Long-term, full-time roles that value TAs.
  • Weekly PAYE pay (no dodgy umbrella surprises).
  • Free Thrive training and CPD courses to power up your skills.
  • A friendly Protocol Education consultant who’s always got your back.

    • You’re not ‘just’ a Teaching Assistant. You’re the reason someone feels safe enough to walk through that classroom door. You’re the high-five at the end of a tough day. You’re the difference.

    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.

    Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.

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