Special Educational Needs Graduate Teaching Assistant

Location: Brent
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: SEN Support Jobs
Reference: GradTA - Brent 28/11
Salary: £70 - 100 per day
Job Published: over 1 year ago

Are you a graduate looking to learn the craft of the classroom as a Learning Support Assistant to further your career aspirations, possibly to becoming an Educational Psychologist or school counsellor?

Would you like the opportunity to work in a friendly, community-based secondary school where you can enhance your skills and experience working with pupils with special and additional needs?

Protocol Education are currently working with SEND schools, based in Harrow and the surrounding boroughs, who are looking for two motivated graduates to join them this ASAP for the remainder of the academic year. This is a wonderful opportunity to gain hands on practical experience working with pupils with special and additional needs

The opportunity:

  • SEND
  • Full-time role, Monday - Friday – Starts November
  • £70 - £100 per day – term time only
  • Chance to gain invaluable classroom experience before teacher training

The successful graduate must:

  • Have a degree
  • Have a valid DBS
  • Be committed to inclusive education
  • Be passionate about working with pupils who have special educational needs
  • Be able to inspire and motive young learners
  • Have high expectations for pupils’ learning, achievement and behaviour
  • Be passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people
  • Be creative, friendly and approachable
  • Previous experience of supporting young people with special needs is a great advantage but not essential

Key responsibilities for your role:

  • Working across Key Stages 3&4 alongside qualified teaching staff
  • Working with specific pupils, some of whom might be on an EHCP
  • Planning and resourcing intervention sessions
  • Working alongside other professionals to assess children
  • Completing EHCP paperwork
  • Supporting children pastorally to enable them to feel safe and secure both at school and at home

The schools are looking for enthusiastic and highly energetic graduates to work as learning support assistants with SEN pupils, across different age ranges. We are looking for individuals with strong commitment to ensure pupils with special and additional needs receive the very highest standards of education and welfare whilst in school. This is a full-time or part time role for the 2022/23 academic year, starting ASAP.

The successful graduate learning support assistants will need to have a passion for working with young people and be committed to instil a love of learning within the children which will develop them into life-long learners.

How to apply:

To be considered for to this role please submit your application ASAP whilst roles last. Alternatively, you can email your CV to greg.williams@protocol-education.com

All applications will be considered, and all suitable applications will be contacted within 24hrs. 

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.

Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.

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.

Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.