Part-Time SEN Teaching Assistant (Primary)
Perfect for Graduates in Childcare, Mental Health, or Emotional Abuse Studies
Start: ASAP | Location: London bourogh of Newham
Are you a graduate who has studied childcare, mental health, emotional abuse, or child development and are now looking to begin a rewarding career supporting vulnerable children? This part-time SEN Teaching Assistant role in a primary school could be the ideal opportunity to put your knowledge into practice.
We are seeking a nurturing, patient, and committed individual to join a warm and inclusive primary setting, supporting pupils with a range of special educational needs, including social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH), learning difficulties, and trauma-related challenges.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Primary SEN Teaching Assistant, you’ll help create a safe, calm, and supportive environment where young children feel understood and ready to learn. Your day-to-day role may include:
Providing 1:1 or small-group support to pupils with additional needs
Helping children regulate their emotions and develop positive coping strategies
Supporting children who may have experienced emotional or physical trauma
Assisting the class teacher to adapt lessons to meet individual needs
Encouraging communication, confidence, and social interaction
Offering reassurance and consistent emotional support throughout the school day
We’re Looking For Someone Who Is:
A graduate or student of childcare, psychology, mental health, emotional abuse, counselling, or a related field
Empathetic and calm, especially when supporting children with SEMH needs
Passionate about helping young children feel safe, supported, and valued
A patient communicator who can build trust with vulnerable pupils
Reliable, flexible, and happy to work part time around personal commitments
Why This Role Could Be Perfect for You
A welcoming primary school where every child’s wellbeing comes first
Part-time hours ideal for graduates or those continuing their studies
A meaningful role where you can make a real impact on children’s lives
A chance to apply academic learning to real-world experience
Supportive staff, ongoing guidance, and competitive pay
If this sounds like the next step in your career, please send your CV to (url removed)
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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