Trainee SEND Classroom Support Assistant – Full Time – Sunderland
Fancy a role where you get to help young people grow in confidence, independence, and happiness? This specialist Peterlee school is looking for a Trainee TA with a big heart and a willingness to learn.
What you’ll do:
• Support pupils with learning difficulties, autism, and sensory needs
• Provide calm, consistent classroom support
• Help deliver structured activities
• Encourage communication and emotional development
The school environment:
• Warm, positive, and purpose-built for SEND
• Highly trained staff who work closely as a team
• A place where small steps genuinely matter
What you need:
• Experience working with children or adults with additional needs
• A patient, supportive approach
• Curiosity, kindness, and good communication
Why join Protocol Education?
• Weekly pay through PAYE
• Free CPD including behaviour support and autism awareness
• Additional Thrive training to boost your confidence
• Local roles right across County Durham
Think this could be your next step? Let’s chat.
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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