A nurturing and well-resourced specialist school in Durham is looking to appoint a compassionate and reliable Care Support Assistant. This role is ideal for someone with experience in care, support work, SEN settings, or anyone passionate about helping vulnerable young people thrive in a structured, supportive environment.
About the Role
As a Care Support Assistant, you will play an essential part in the daily life of students with a range of needs, including:
1. Autism and communication differences
2. Moderate to severe learning difficulties
3. Physical or sensory needs
4. Social, emotional and mental health needs
You’ll work alongside teaching staff, therapists and pastoral teams to ensure pupils feel safe, supported and ready to learn.
Your responsibilities will include:
5. Providing consistent care, emotional support and reassurance
6. Supporting students with personal care (where required)
7. Encouraging independence, confidence and social interaction
8. Assisting pupils throughout the school day, including during lessons and transitions
9. Implementing personalised support plans and behaviour strategies
10. Maintaining a calm, patient and positive presence
11. Promoting safeguarding and wellbeing at all times
What We’re Looking For
12. Experience in care, support work, youth work or similar roles
13. A patient, kind and proactive approach
14. Confidence supporting children or young people with additional needs
15. Ability to build strong, trusting relationships
16. Good communication skills and a team-focused attitude
17. A commitment to safeguarding and professional boundaries
18. A DBS on the Update Service or willingness to apply
Whether your background is in residential care, community support, health and social care or SEND education, your skills will be highly valued.
Why This Specialist School?
19. A welcoming and experienced staff team
20. A therapeutic and child-centred environment
21. Ongoing training in SEND, communication and behaviour support
22. Opportunities to progress within specialist education
23. A chance to genuinely change a young person’s daily experience for the better
How to Apply
If you’re a caring and motivated individual looking to make a real impact in a specialist school setting, we’d love to hear from you.
Please send your CV or get in touch for more details about the role.
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.
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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