Are you ready to support children and young people with additional needs to thrive every day? We are recruiting an SEN Teaching Assistant for a specialist provision in the Sunderland area. This role will see you working alongside teaching staff to support pupils’ engagement in learning, develop independence and confidence, and promote positive behaviour and social skills. You will help create a nurturing, structured environment where every learner feels safe and motivated to succeed. Responsibilities: • Support individuals and small groups in class. • Help pupils access planned learning activities. • Encourage positive behaviours and social interaction. • Build trusting relationships with pupils and staff. We’re looking for: • A compassionate, patient and reliable individual. • Someone who communicates well and works effectively in a team. • A willingness to learn and develop in specialist education. Start a rewarding role helping young people make meaningful progress. Apply now. 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. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.