Teaching Assistant - Tower Hamlets

Location: Tower Hamlets
Job Type: Part Time
Industry: SEN
Reference: 311023656
Salary: £95 - 100 per day
Job Published: about 1 hour ago

Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant
Location: Tower Hamlets, East London
Salary: £85–£100 per day (PAYE, weekly pay)
Contract: Full-time, Long-term
Start Date: ASAP

In a SEND school, the small things are the big things.

A calm response. A steady routine. A quiet word at the right moment. That’s where real progress starts.

We’re working with a welcoming specialist school in Tower Hamlets looking for a full-time SEND Teaching Assistant to join their team. The pupils have a range of additional needs, including autism, SEMH, and complex learning difficulties, and they need someone consistent, patient, and genuinely caring.

If you’re the kind of person who builds trust first and celebrates every step forward, you’ll fit right in.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Supporting pupils 1:1 and in small groups

  • Helping children with autism, ADHD, SEMH, and complex needs access learning

  • Using structure and routine to create a safe environment

  • Working closely with teachers, SENCOs, and therapists

  • Encouraging independence and emotional regulation

This isn’t about being on the sidelines. You’ll be a key part of the classroom team, helping pupils feel secure enough to learn and grow.

We’re looking for someone who:

  • Has experience working with children or young people with SEND

  • Is calm, resilient, and emotionally intelligent

  • Communicates clearly and builds positive relationships

  • Understands that behaviour is communication

Thrive training is highly valued in specialist settings. If you’re not Thrive trained yet, we offer FREE Thrive training to help you strengthen your practice and stand out to schools.

Why join Protocol Education?

  • Weekly pay through PAYE, no umbrella companies

  • FREE access to our online CPD Academy

  • A dedicated consultant who listens and keeps things straightforward

  • Opportunities in SEND, mainstream, and alternative provisions

  • Streamlined registration and local placements

  • Referral scheme, because great educators know great educators

This is a full-time role in a Tower Hamlets school that truly values its support staff. If you’re ready for a role where your work has real impact every single day, we’d love to hear from you.

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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