SEN Teaching Assistant–Wakefield

Location: Leeds & Wakefield

Role: SEN Teaching Assistant

Contract: Flexible supply, short-term and long-term opportunities

Pay: £92.63 - £120 per day (Depending on qualifacations and skills)

Start Date: September 2026

Do you have a passion for supporting children and young people with Special Educational Needs?

Protocol Education is recruiting dedicated SEN Teaching Assistants to work across schools and specialist settings throughout Wakefield.

The Role

• Provide one-to-one and small-group support
• Support pupils with additional learning needs
• Help pupils access the curriculum
• Promote independence, confidence and communication
• Support emotional regulation and positive behaviour
• Work closely with teachers and other professionals

Experience supporting autism, ADHD, SEMH, complex needs or other SEN is desirable but not always essential.

Why Protocol Education?

• Flexible supply opportunities
• Competitive rates
• Specialist SEN roles
• Dedicated consultant support
• Opportunities in mainstream and specialist settings
• Short- and long-term placements

If you're passionate about making a difference to children with additional needs, we'd love to hear from you.

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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