Trainee Teaching Assistant – Full Time
Location: Sunderland
Contract: Full time, long term
Start: ASAP
Pay: £89 to £110 per day (PAYE)
Thinking about stepping into SEND support but not sure where to begin? This warm, specialist setting is ready to welcome someone with heart, patience, and a real interest in helping autistic pupils feel secure and understood.
What you’ll be doing:
* Supporting pupils with communication and social interaction needs
* Learning from an experienced and genuinely supportive team
* Helping pupils follow clear routines and structured tasks
* Using visuals, sensory activities, and simple communication tools
* Encouraging confidence through calm, steady guidance
What you’ll need:
* A caring personality and a willingness to learn
* Some experience with children in any setting
* A calm approach and strong reliability
* Openness to SEND training and development
What we offer:
* Weekly PAYE pay
* Free online CPD and SEND modules
* A consultant who checks in properly
* Opportunities to grow into specialist SEND roles
* Referral bonuses
If you want a role where your kindness really counts, apply today.
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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