🌟 SEN Teaching Assistants – South Leeds – Transform Lives, One Child at a Time
📍 Location: South Leeds, West Yorkshire
💼 Contract: Full-Time | Contract
💰 Pay: Pay to scale
💬 “Every child deserves a champion – an adult who never gives up on them.”
If you're that champion – patient, dedicated, and passionate about inclusion – we have incredible opportunities waiting for you in supportive, inclusive schools across South Leeds.
We’re recruiting skilled and compassionate SEN Teaching Assistants to join forward-thinking school communities that prioritise emotional wellbeing, progress, and belonging.
💡 What You’ll Be Doing:
🧠 Supporting pupils with diverse special educational needs including:
- Autism (ASC) & ADHD
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health (SEMH) needs
- Speech & Language Difficulties
- Global Developmental Delay & Learning Disabilities
- Physical or Sensory Needs (including visual/hearing impairments)
👩🏫 Providing consistent 1:1 and small group support
🧩 Using structured routines, visual aids, and therapeutic strategies
🤝 Working collaboratively with teachers, SENCOs, therapists, and families
🔄 Adapting your approach to meet each pupil’s unique communication style
🌈 Championing inclusion and emotional regulation using proven techniques
📘 What We’re Looking For:
✔️ A genuine passion for supporting neurodiverse and vulnerable children
✔️ Previous experience working with SEN pupils (in schools, care, youth work, or similar)
✔️ Strong resilience, emotional intelligence, and calm behaviour management
✔️ Empathy and consistency — the kind that earns trust
✔️ Willingness to assist with personal care, mobility, or sensory needs where required
🎓 Preferred (but not required):
🎖 Level 2/3 Teaching Assistant or Childcare Qualification
🧩 Team Teach / MAPA / Positive Handling Training
🔤 Makaton / BSL / PECS knowledge
🛠 Manual Handling or Hoist Training
📑 Familiarity with EHCPs and SEND Code of Practice
🎁 What You'll Receive:
🏫 A placement in one of South Leeds’s most welcoming SEN provisions or inclusive mainstream schools
🚀 Career development with regular CPD, mentoring & SEN-specialist training
🤝 A team that values your wellbeing and supports you every step of the way
📅 Full-time, long-term contracts for job security and consistency
💵 Weekly pay through a reliable agency payroll
🧭 Ready to Make a Lasting Impact?
This isn’t just supporting work — it’s life-changing work. Every day you will be helping children unlock potential they didn’t know they had.
Whether you're an experienced SEN TA or exploring your first steps in SEND support, we’re ready to welcome you.
📩 Apply Now – September roles filling fast!
Be the difference. Be the calm in the storm. Be someone’s champion.
Call on 0113 541 7185 OR send your CVs at Aniket.mistry@protocol-education.com