Experienced SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Chigwell
Job Type: Part Time
Industry: Primary SEN Support
Reference: BXE517
Salary: £13.50 - 16.10 per hour + PAYE, Pension & Free CPD
Job Published: 5 days ago

Experienced SEN Teaching Assistant – Full-Time

Do you have solid experience supporting pupils with additional needs? We’re working with several SEN schools in Epping Forest who are looking for skilled and compassionate Teaching Assistants to join their teams long-term.

You’ll work closely with teachers and therapists to help children access learning in a personalised, supportive way.

Your role:

  • Support children with EHCPs and complex needs (e.g. autism, global developmental delay, sensory processing challenges)

  • Implement learning programmes tailored to individual needs

  • Use visuals, PECS, Makaton or other communication tools (training provided if needed)

  • Foster consistency, structure and calm in the classroom

You’ll need:

  • Proven SEN support experience (mainstream or specialist setting)

  • Strong communication and behaviour management skills

  • DBS on the update service or willingness to apply

  • A genuine passion for inclusive education

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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