SEN Teaching Assistant – Darlington
Location: Darlington
Contract: Full-time or Part-time
Start Date: Immediate
Driving: Desirable (schools across the Stockton area)
Do you love making a difference every single day?
We’re looking for caring, confident educators who bring patience, creativity, and empathy to every lesson.
Whether you’re a qualified SEN Teacher or an experienced Teaching Assistant with a care background, there’s a place for you in one of our fantastic Darlington schools.
You’ll be supporting pupils with additional needs such as autism, ADHD, and visual impairments - helping them thrive in learning and life.
What We’re Looking For:
* Experience supporting children or young people with SEND
* Calm, nurturing approach and great communication skills
* Driving licence (desirable)
* Qualifications such as BSL or SEN-specific training (a big plus!)
* Care or support background considered - if you’ve got the heart for it, we’ll guide you on the rest
Why Join Protocol Education?
* Weekly pay through PAYE (no umbrella faff)
* Free access to our online CPD Academy
* Specialist SEN consultant support
* Local roles matched to your skills and preferences
* Opportunities to grow your career with confidence
Not Thrive trained yet? We offer free Thrive training to help you support emotional wellbeing in the classroom and boost your CV too!
If you’re ready to make a real impact and join a team that values kindness as much as skill, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and let’s find the right SEN role for you in Darlington.
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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