Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant – Secondary School (Daily Supply)
Location: Barking & Dagenham, London
Salary: Pay to Scale (Depending on Experience)
Contract: Short-Term / Daily Supply
Start Date: Immediate
Flexible days. Real impact.
Protocol Education is looking for caring, adaptable, and proactive SEND Teaching Assistants to support a secondary special school in Barking & Dagenham on a day-to-day supply basis.
Whether you have previous SEND experience or a genuine passion for supporting young people, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful difference — one day at a time.
Each day presents new challenges, but the goal remains the same: helping pupils feel supported, confident, and ready to learn.
What you’ll be doing:
* Supporting students aged 11–16 with SEND needs, including ASD, ADHD, SEMH, and MLD
* Assisting teachers with lesson delivery, classroom routines, and behaviour management
* Providing targeted 1:1 or small-group support
* Encouraging positive behaviour, emotional regulation, and independent learning
You’ll need:
* Experience working with children or young people (schools, tutoring, youth work, or care settings welcome)
* A patient, flexible, and compassionate approach
* DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
Why join Protocol Education?
* Weekly PAYE pay — no umbrella companies
* Free access to our online CPD Academy and SEND/Thrive training
* Flexible, local bookings tailored to your availability
* Support from a dedicated consultant who understands your strengths
If you’re looking for flexible, rewarding work that makes a real difference in young people’s lives, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact us to discuss SEND supply opportunities in Barking & Dagenham.
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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