At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide emotional and learning support while using trauma-informed approaches.
- Company: Join Protocol Education, a dedicated provider in alternative education settings.
- Benefits: Enjoy weekly PAYE pay, free CPD, and referral bonuses.
- Other info: This is a temporary role with potential for permanent conversion.
- Why this job: Make a life-changing impact on pupils through specialist trauma-informed practice.
- Qualifications: Experience in care, support work, or SEND is valuable for applicants.
The predicted salary is between 31650 - 40000 £ per year.
Can you look beyond behaviour and see the child underneath? Many pupils in alternative provision have experienced trauma, instability or significant challenges outside school. That’s why we’re looking for Trauma‑Informed Teaching Assistants to join a nurturing Pupil Referral Unit (PRU). This is more than a classroom role — it’s about creating safety, trust and stability.
What your day might look like:
- Providing emotional and learning support
- Helping pupils feel safe and regulated
- Using restorative and trauma‑informed approaches
- Working collaboratively with pastoral teams and teachers
Who we’re looking for:
- Empathetic and emotionally resilient individuals
- Experience in care, support work or SEND is valuable
- People who understand attachment and trust‑building
Why this role?
- Develop specialist trauma‑informed practice
- Support pupils with life‑changing interventions
- Build highly sought‑after SEND experience
Protocol Education offers:
- Weekly PAYE pay
- FREE CPD including behaviour and SEND training
- A dedicated consultant who supports you properly
- Access to rewarding specialist roles
- Referral bonuses
- Full statutory holiday pay (12.07%)
- Temporary role with possible permanent conversion
Safeguarding matters: Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to thorough background checks, including an enhanced DBS on the update service, and must meet the statutory guidance “Keeping Children Safe in Education”. We offer free online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all workers.
Think you could be the safe adult a child needs? All applicants must have the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.
Trauma-Informed Teaching Assistant in Sunderland employer: Protocol Education Ltd
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding children and offers free online training. Located in a nurturing Pupil Referral Unit, the team focuses on creating safety and trust for vulnerable pupils. Enjoy full statutory holiday pay and support from a dedicated consultant.
