1:1 Classroom Support

If you’re someone who brings patience, calm, and kindness into every interaction, you could make a huge difference as an 1:1 SEN Support Teaching Assistant in one of our Yate schools.

We’re looking for people who genuinely care about helping young people with additional needs feel understood, supported, and ready to take each day one step at a time. You’ll be providing tailored support to students with a range of SEN, including autism, ADHD, communication needs, learning differences, and physical disabilities.

This is meaningful work, and no two days look quite the same. You’ll be that steady, trusted adult who helps a student feel safe and able to learn.

What you’ll be doing

Every student has different needs, but your role might include:

• Providing targeted, individualised support within lessons

• Helping students manage routines, transitions, and emotional regulation

• Breaking down tasks and adapting classwork to support understanding

• Supporting communication, social interaction, and confidence-building

• Working closely with SENCOs, teachers and pastoral teams

• Using empathy and consistency to create a safe, predictable learning environment

What schools are looking for

You don’t need loads of classroom experience, but the right attitude is essential. You’ll thrive in this role if you are:

• Calm, patient, and unflappable

• Able to build trust with pupils who may be anxious, overwhelmed or easily dysregulated

• Understanding of behaviour as communication

• Ready to adapt your approach depending on the student’s needs

• A good communicator with both students and staff

• Happy working in either mainstream or alternative provision settings

Experience in SEND, youth work, care or mental health support is helpful, but definitely not required.

Where you’ll be working

We have SEN support roles in:

• Mainstream secondary schools, supporting pupils 1:1 or in small groups

• Alternative provisions, offering more personalised environments for those who need them

• Specialist settings, ideal if you’re interested in further developing your SEND skills

All settings provide strong guidance, structure and a supportive team around you.

What you’ll get with Protocol Education

• Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella deductions

• FREE access to our online CPD Academy, including SEND, behaviour and trauma-informed modules

• A friendly, local consultant who understands Yate’s schools

• Opportunities to explore long-term roles and pathways into specialist SEND careers

• A team that recognises and values the impact SEN staff make every day

If you’re ready to support young people who need that extra bit of understanding, encouragement and stability, hit apply and we’ll help you get started.

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.

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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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