SEN Teaching Assistant – Trauma-Informed Setting
Location: Sunderland
Pay: £90–£110 per day
Contract: Full-Time
This SEN TA role is based in a trauma-informed school environment where understanding, patience and consistency are central.
You’ll support pupils whose behaviour is often linked to past experiences, helping them feel safe enough to learn and engage.
Your day-to-day:
• Supporting pupils emotionally and academically
• Helping de-escalate challenging situations calmly
• Encouraging trust and positive relationships
• Supporting personalised learning plans
• Working closely with pastoral and SEN teams
This role suits someone emotionally aware and resilient.
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.
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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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