We are recruiting teaching assistants from creative backgrounds such as art, music or acting who are keen to apply their creative skills within a special needs school. As a teaching assistant you will be required to think creatively and apply your skills to sensory sessions, develop students hand eye coordination, speech & language skills, social/communication skills, speech and language skills, independence and cognitive processes. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work within a variety of different subjects such as cooking, art & music. The role: Working full time - Monday to Friday Engaging students through creative activities such as music, art, P.E. & cooking One to one support focusing on students communication and hand eye coordination Helping with sensory integration within the classroom Working with the teacher to assess pupils' levels and ability Ensuring the schools ethos and policies are being implemented The school are looking for individuals who are: Experienced working with children Dedicated to the development of students learning Passionate making a difference and providing a positive influence to students If you're looking for a deeply rewarding role, please get in touch and send your CV to Or call for a confidential chat 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.