Learning Support Assistant/Care Officer

Learning Support Assistant / Teaching Assistant

Specialist Residential SEND School – Chigwell

Do you want to make a real difference?
Do you enjoy working with children or vulnerable young people and have a passion for special educational needs?
Do you come from a healthcare or social care background, or have personal experience supporting SEND?

If so, this could be the ideal role for you.

Protocol Education are recruiting Learning Support Assistants / Teaching Assistants to join a specialist residential school in Chigwell.

About the School & Role

You will be supporting pupils with a range of needs including MLD, ASD, and SEMH. Pupils attend the school from Monday to Friday, staying on site during the week. Classes are small (up to 10 pupils) with at least one Teacher and one HLTA in each classroom, creating a supportive and structured learning environment.

You will help pupils access learning, support their emotional wellbeing, and build positive, trusting relationships. No prior school experience is required — a caring, patient, and positive approach is key.

We’re Looking for Someone Who:

• Has a genuine passion for supporting children with SEND and SEMH

• Can build strong relationships and work well within a team

• Is flexible, patient, and proactive

Certificates in Manual Handling, Hoist, First Aid or Care are desirable but not essential.

Hours & Benefits

• Long-term, full-time and permanent

• Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm

• Free meal provided on every shift

• Competitive PAYE pay

• Ongoing CPD and training

• £50 referral bonus

If you are passionate about supporting children with special needs and feel this role could be right for you, apply now.

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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