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Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Job Posted: 15 days ago

Salary: £ 89 - 95 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: Shrewsbury

Expire in: 13 days

Job Description

Are you an experienced and resilient Level 3 Teaching Assistant looking to make a meaningful impact in specialist education?

We are seeking a committed and compassionate TA to join our dedicated team supporting pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and additional SEND. Our learners have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and benefit from highly personalised, relationship-led provision.

About Our Setting

Our specialist provision offers:

Small class sizes and high staff-to-pupil ratios
A trauma-informed, attachment-aware approach
Therapeutic and relational behaviour support
Personalised curriculum pathways linked to EHCP outcomes
A strong focus on emotional regulation and wellbeing
Multi-agency collaboration to support holistic development
Our practice reflects current national priorities in SEND reform and inclusive education, aligned with guidance from the Department for Education and inspection expectations from Ofsted.

The Role

As a Level 3 Teaching Assistant, you will:

Support teaching and learning across a specialist classroom environment
Deliver targeted interventions and structured programmes
Provide 1:1 and small group support aligned to EHCP outcomes
Use restorative and trauma-informed approaches to support behaviour
Promote emotional regulation and positive engagement
Work closely with teachers, pastoral leads and external professionals
Contribute to progress monitoring and review meetings
This is a hands-on, dynamic role requiring emotional resilience, professional boundaries and a genuine passion for inclusion.

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

Holds a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification (or equivalent)
Has experience working with SEND and/or SEMH pupils
Understands trauma-informed and relational practice
Can confidently support behaviour in a calm and consistent manner
Is reflective, adaptable and solution-focused
Works effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
Experience in specialist schools, alternative provision, PRUs or therapeutic settings is highly desirable.

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.

Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website

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