Health & Social Care Graduates Needed - SEND Teaching Assistant

Are you a Health and Social Care graduate with a passion for making a difference? Your skills in empathy, communication, and support are exactly what we need to help young learners thrive in inclusive, nurturing environments.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Providing one-on-one and small group support to students with additional needs.
• Assisting students with their physical, emotional, and social well-being.
• Working closely with teachers to adapt learning activities.
• Building positive, trusting relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Encouraging positive behaviour and a growth mindset in a diverse, inclusive classroom setting.

Who You Are:

• A compassionate, supportive individual
• You hold a Health and Social Care Degree or similar.
• Someone who understands the unique challenges students can face in education.
• An excellent communicator, patient, and adaptable in a fast-paced school environment.
• Joining our team will give you free instant access to our Educator CPD Academy. Giving you the opportunity to take free accredited online courses to advance your career.
• Passionate about making a real difference in the lives of students, helping them reach their full potential.

Why Join Us?

• We are committed to finding you a school where you can excel, feel supported, and appreciated.
• We are a supportive network, and you can approach us with any questions, concerns, or worries in a judgement-free environment.
• We care! We understand that starting a new job can be daunting, and we will check in regularly to ensure you have everything you need to be happy in your workplace.

Safeguarding Statement:

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide satisfactory references.

Ready to start your journey in SEND support? Hit that apply button and let’s chat.

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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