Teaching Assistant – Key Stage 1 | SEND Support | Personal Care
Are you a caring and dedicated individual who is passionate about supporting children's education and wellbeing? Protocol Education is seeking a committed Teaching Assistant to join a nurturing and values-led Catholic primary school community, supporting children in Key Stage 1, including those with SEND and requiring some personal care.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a school that fosters a strong sense of faith, service, and unity, welcoming staff and pupils from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life.
The Role:
You will be supporting children in KS1, helping them to achieve their best in a warm and inclusive environment. Your responsibilities will include:
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Supporting children with special educational needs, both in and out of the classroom.
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Assisting with personal care tasks where needed.
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Collaborating with class teachers and the wider staff team to create a positive learning experience.
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Encouraging pupils to live out the school’s Gospel values and core virtues through daily learning and interaction.
The School’s Ethos:
Inspired by scripture and Catholic teachings, the school community lives by the call to “Aspire not to have more, but to be more.” Guided by the virtues of compassion, truth, justice, and love, the school nurtures pupils to be:
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Grateful and Generous
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Compassionate and Loving
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Faith-filled and Hopeful
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Curious and Active, and more
With a strong emphasis on service, unity, and faith in action, staff work closely to ensure every child feels valued, supported, and encouraged to flourish both academically and spiritually.
Ideal Candidate:
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Experience supporting children in an educational setting, particularly those with SEND.
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Kind, patient, and respectful, with a commitment to inclusive education.
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Willingness to support pupils with personal care needs.
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Open to working within a Catholic faith-based environment, respecting the school’s values and mission.
Whether you're experienced or looking to begin a career in education, if you feel drawn to a role where your work makes a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today through Protocol Education to join a vibrant and faith-filled school family dedicated to helping every child grow in knowledge, character, and love.
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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