Teaching Assistant – Communication & Interaction Specialist
Location: Sunderland
Contract: Full-Time, Long-Term
Start: ASAP
Pay: Great daily rate with development opportunities
Do you enjoy supporting young people to express themselves, connect with others, and grow in confidence? This role puts communication and interaction at the heart of your day.
Your main duties
1. Lead small group and 1:1 communication activities
2. Use visual supports and communication strategies to support access to learning
3. Work closely with Speech & Language professionals
4. Help pupils build social skills and self-regulation
5. Support transitions between activities and environments
You’ll bring
6. Experience supporting communication and social interaction needs
7. Knowledge of tools like PECs, Makaton or visual supports (desirable)
8. Patient, creative and positive attitude
9. TA qualification not essential but welcomed
Perks of this role
10. Work within a specialist community that values insight and care
11. Training and support available to build your skills
12. A role with purpose — every day you’ll help learners communicate and connect
If you’re passionate about unlocking communication potential, we want to hear from you!
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 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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