1:1 Support Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; South Shields; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment firm is seeking a Full-Time 1:1 Support Assistant in South Shields. The role involves providing personalized support to a pupil, ensuring they can access their education effectively. Ideal candidates will be calm, reliable, and skilled in fostering relationships. Responsibilities include helping with learning tasks and managing emotions. This position requires a valid enhanced DBS check. The salary ranges from £90 to £110 per day and is ongoing, with potential for permanence.

Benefits

Free online safeguarding training

Support with DBS check

Potential for permanent position

Qualifications

• Appropriate qualifications and training for the role are required.
• Previous experience working with children or in an educational setting is beneficial.
• Enhanced DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Providing dedicated 1:1 support throughout the school day.
• Supporting learning tasks and engagement.
• Helping manage emotions and behaviour positively.
• Encouraging independence and confidence.
• Working closely with teachers and SEN staff.

Skills

Calm demeanor

Reliable

Relationship-focused

Job description

1:1 Support Assistant – Full-Time (South Shields)

Location: South Shields

Pay: £90–£110 per day

Contract: Full-Time, Ongoing

We’re recruiting a 1:1 Support Assistant to work closely with an individual pupil who needs consistent, personalised support to access education.

You’ll provide tailored academic, emotional and behavioural support, helping the pupil feel safe, understood and capable of success.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing dedicated 1:1 support throughout the school day
• Supporting learning tasks and engagement
• Helping manage emotions and behaviour positively
• Encouraging independence and confidence
• Working closely with teachers and SEN staff

This role is ideal for someone calm, reliable and relationship-focused.

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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