Secondary SEN Teaching Assistant

Secondary SEN Teaching Assistant – Gateshead

Turn your passion for supporting young people into a rewarding career.

We're recruiting SEN Teaching Assistants to work within a welcoming specialist secondary school in Gateshead from September.

You'll work with pupils who have a range of additional needs, helping them overcome barriers to learning and develop the skills they need both inside and outside the classroom.

No two days will be the same. From supporting lessons and managing sensory needs to encouraging communication and independence, you'll become an important part of each pupil's school experience.

What you'll be doing

• Supporting pupils aged 11–16 across the school
• Providing individual and small-group assistance
• Helping pupils access differentiated learning
• Supporting pupils with Autism and complex SEND
• Encouraging independence and self-advocacy
• Promoting positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing
• Supporting sensory and regulation strategies
• Helping pupils develop essential life and social skills
• Building strong relationships with pupils and staff

What we're looking for

• Experience working with children, young people or vulnerable individuals
• A calm, patient and understanding approach
• Confidence working with challenging behaviour
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• A genuine passion for SEND
• Reliability and a positive attitude

Why join Protocol Education?

• Competitive daily rates
• Weekly PAYE pay
• FREE CPD and SEND training
• Dedicated consultant
• Long-term and permanent opportunities
• Refer-a-friend rewards
• No umbrella companies

Apply now and help young people in Gateshead reach their potential.

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.

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