SEN Teaching Assistant - Complex Needs
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Long-Term Salary: £100- £120 a day
Are you an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant with a strong background in supporting children with complex needs?
Protocol Education are working with a specialist school in Cheltenham. You will be working closely with pupils who have a range of special educational needs, including ASD, ADHD, SEMH, and complex trauma backgrounds.
Your role will involve:
• Providing 1:1 and small group support in and out of the classroom
• Managing and de-escalating challenging behaviour
• Implementing individual learning and behaviour plans
• Supporting emotional regulation and social development
• Collaborating with teachers, SENCOs, and external professionals
The Ideal Candidate:
Proven experience working with children with complex SEND and/or social, emotional and mental health needs
Confident in behaviour management and handling conflict or incidents of aggression in a calm and professional manner
Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and trauma-informed practices ✔ Strong communication skills and emotional resilience
Team player with a passion for inclusive education
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.
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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