Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant – Across Sheffield & Surrounding Areas
Contract: Full-time, Long-Term | Start Date: September 2025 or sooner
Pay: £89.38 – £100 per day (PAYE, weekly pay—no umbrella agencies)
Who You’ll Work With
We’re supporting a brilliant mix of SEND schools across Sheffield and surrounding areas—from Rotherham to Don Valley and parts of Barnsley. These schools are doing amazing work with pupils who have autism, SEMH, PMLD and complex needs—and they’re looking for kind, capable Teaching Assistants to join their team.
Your Role Could Include
Supporting children 1:1 or in small groups
Helping with communication tools and sensory regulation
Creating calm, structured learning environments
Working alongside SENCOs, therapists, and families
Using (or training in) trauma-informed and de-escalation strategies
What We’re Looking For
Experience working in SEND settings—or a real passion to get started
A calm, confident presence with strong communication skills
Someone proactive, patient and always ready to help
Thrive trained? Brilliant. Not yet? We’ll help you get there—for free
Why Protocol Education?
Weekly pay through PAYE—no umbrella faff
FREE Thrive training and CPD access
Local consultants who actually listen
Opportunities that match your experience, location and values
Referral rewards when you bring along brilliant colleagues
Sound Like You?
Apply now or get in touch to chat through the roles near you—there’s something special about finding the right school, and we’ll help you do just that.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We also conduct thorough referencing and vetting prior to placements.
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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