SEND Teaching Assistant

Are you an experienced SEND Teaching Assistant looking for a rewarding full-time role where you can make a genuine difference every day?

Protocol Education is recruiting experienced SEND Teaching Assistants to work in specialist SEND schools across BS4 and BS16, Bristol. The schools are consistently recruiting and are looking for dedicated educators who are passionate about supporting children and young people with complex additional needs.

This is a full-time, long-term opportunity with the potential to move into a permanent position after 12 weeks.

You will support children and young people aged 3–18 years with a range of complex needs, including:

• Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD)
• Complex learning needs
• Non-verbal communication needs
• Challenging behaviour
• Physical disabilities
• Autism and other additional needs

The role involves providing individualised, person-centred support and helping pupils develop their independence, communication, confidence, and access to learning.

You may also be required to support pupils who:

• Use wheelchairs
• Require hoist transfers
• Require PEG feeding
• Need support with personal care
• Display challenging behaviour
• Have complex physical or medical needs

• Providing 1:1 and small-group support.
• Supporting pupils with their learning and development.
• Encouraging communication, independence, and confidence.
• Supporting positive behaviour and emotional regulation.
• Assisting with personal care and physical support where required.
• Working closely with teachers and the wider SEND team.
• Creating a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment for every pupil.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have a minimum of 1 year's SEND experience.
• Have experience supporting children or young people with complex needs.
• Have more than 1 year's Right to Work in the UK.
• Are comfortable working with children aged 3–18 years.
• Are comfortable supporting pupils with physical and complex needs.
• Are confident or willing to work with wheelchairs, hoists and PEG feeding.
• Are resilient, patient, compassionate, and reliable.
• Are looking for a full-time and permanent opportunity.
• Are able to commit to Monday–Friday.

Please note: This school does not accept part-time availability.

• Competitive weekly PAYE pay.
• Full-time, long-term opportunity.
• Potential permanent contract after 12 weeks.
• Dedicated consultant support.
• Free CPD and specialist SEND training.
• Opportunity to build valuable experience within a specialist SEND setting.
• Ongoing opportunities due to consistent school recruitment.

Location: BS4 & BS16, Bristol
Role: SEND Teaching Assistant
⏰ Contract: Full-Time
Start: September / Immediate opportunities available
Permanent: Potential permanent contract after 12 weeks

If you have at least 1 year's SEND experience and are passionate about supporting children with complex needs, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your SEND career with Protocol Education!

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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