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Trainee SEND Teaching Assistant

Job Posted: 10 days ago

Salary: £ 88 - 100 / Day
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Wakefield

Expire in: 18 days

Job Description

Trainee SEND Teaching Assistant 

Location: Wakefield and surrounding areas

Pay: £88–£100 per day (dependent on experience, AWR compliant)

Looking to start a career working with children?

We are currently recruiting for Trainee SEND Teaching Assistants to work in schools across Wakefield, supporting children with additional needs including autism, ADHD, SEMH, and learning difficulties.

No direct school experience is required. We are looking for individuals with transferable skills from backgrounds such as care work, support work, youth work, sports coaching, or customer-facing roles where communication and resilience are key.

This role is ideal for someone who is patient, reliable, and interested in making a positive impact in a school setting.

The role will involve supporting pupils on a 1:1 basis or in small groups, helping to manage behaviour, encouraging engagement in learning, and working alongside teachers to create a safe and structured environment. Full support and guidance will be provided.

We are looking for individuals who are:

Confident and willing to learn
Calm and resilient in challenging situations
Passionate about supporting children and young people
Available to work school hours (8:30am–3:30pm)
In return, we offer competitive rates of pay, on the job training provided by the school, 24/7 support and feedback from experienced education consultants, and access to CPD training including safeguarding, behaviour and SEND-focused courses. There are also opportunities for long-term and permanent roles.

We pride ourselves on intelligently matching our supply and permanent candidates to schools, ensuring that the opportunities stretch and fulfil career ambitions. This is a promise that we have been delivering since 2005, with our simple, honest approach: offering our candidates highly competitive rates of pay with no hassle. We are committed to get it right. First time.

Our mission is simple. To Inspire Potential. In our team. In our candidates. In every child.

PK Education is committed to embracing equal opportunities and diversity for all employees, workers and applicants and shall adhere to such a policy at all times.

Apply now or get in touch with Tracey ; (phone number removed) or email   to find out more

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