Teaching Assistant – SEND | North Leeds
Hours: Monday to Friday, 32.5 hours per week – Proper family-friendly, ideal if you’ve young ‘uns in school yourself!
Fancy making a difference without needing to scale Everest before tea? We’re on the lookout for cracking Teaching Assistants to join a school in North Leeds, supporting learners with Autism and all sorts of other complex needs.
We work closely with this specialist school – a right friendly lot with top-notch Teachers and Learning Support staff. The pastoral team’s got everyone’s back too: from Communication & Interaction Leaders to Family Support Officers and Behaviour Wizards. Together, they keep things ticking, making sure every child has a chance to shine.
Class sizes? Nice and cosy – usually 6 to 9 learners. No sardines-in-a-tin vibes here.
What You’ll Be Doing (in plain speak):
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Giving a helping hand in the classroom, working with the Teacher.
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Helping pupils get stuck into learning and making sure the classroom doesn’t descend into chaos.
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Sorting out resources and equipment – making sure everything’s shipshape.
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Learning the ropes on how to best support SEND learners.
We’re After Folk Who:
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Are up for learning new things – no know-it-alls needed.
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Can have a laugh, stay calm under pressure, and work well as part of a team.
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Are flexible, adaptable, and chatty (Yorkshire tea optional but encouraged).
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Either have or are willing to get an enhanced DBS (Child & Adult Workforce), kept up-to-date.
What You’ll Get from Us:
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Ongoing support and professional development – we’re not just chucking you in and hoping for the best.
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A leadership team and staff who genuinely care.
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And most importantly, memories that’ll stick with you longer than Auntie Jean’s Christmas pudding.
Keen to Chat?
Pop your CV over with a quick note and I’ll give you a bell to have a natter about next steps. If SEND’s not quite your bag, still get in touch – we’ve got plenty more roles across West Yorkshire.
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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