1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant, Sunderland

Full-Time | 9:00am – 3:00pm | Long-Term

This role is about rebuilding trust, not just supporting learning.

We’re working with a specialist SEN provision in Sunderland supporting young people with EHCPs, autism, SEMH needs, and communication difficulties who require dedicated 1:1 support to re-engage with education.

• Provide consistent 1:1 support to a student with an EHCP
• Help re-establish routines, engagement, and confidence in learning
• Support both academic work and emotional regulation
• Adapt approaches to meet individual needs

• You’ll be the key adult in that student’s school day
• You’ll play a central role in re‑engagement and progress
• You’ll build a strong, trusting relationship over time

• Experience with SEN (especially autism or SEMH)
• A calm, patient, and resilient approach
• Someone who understands that progress can be small but significant

• September start
• Long-term stability
• Opportunity to become permanent

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.

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’, and may also conduct an online search as part of our due diligence.

We offer free online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced DBS check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.