Job Title: SEN KS1 Teaching Assistant – Wakefield
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Salary: £90–£115 per day (depending on experience)
Contract: Full-time, Long-Term
Start Date: September 2025 (or earlier if you're ready!)
Tiny steps, big wins—and someone patient enough to spot them.
We’re looking for a nurturing and reliable SEN Teaching Assistant to support KS1 pupils with additional needs in a friendly Wakefield primary school. If you know the power of patience, play, and positive reinforcement—you’ll feel right at home here.
What you’ll be doing:
Supporting children with SEND (e.g. autism, speech & language needs, SEMH)
Working 1:1 or in small groups on tailored learning activities
Using visuals, sensory resources and routines to reduce anxiety and build trust
️ Supporting communication and emotional regulation
Collaborating closely with the class teacher and SENCO
We’re looking for someone with:
✅ Experience working with children with SEND (especially in EYFS or KS1)
✅ A calm, consistent approach to behaviour and transitions
✅ Bags of empathy, patience, and positive energy
✅ A DBS on the Update Service (or willing to apply)
Bonus if you’ve got:
⭐ Team Teach, Makaton, or PECS training
⭐ Thrive Approach certification (or interest—we offer it free!)
⭐ A Level 2 or 3 TA qualification
What you’ll get with Protocol Education:
Weekly PAYE pay—no umbrella headaches
FREE training via our CPD Academy, including Thrive & behaviour support
A supportive local consultant who gets SEN settings
Roles across Wakefield that suit your experience and goals
Straightforward, friendly registration process
You’re not just supporting lessons—you’re shaping lives.
Apply now or drop us a message to chat through the role. We’ll help you find the perfect fit.
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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