SEMH Learning Support Assistant | Gateshead

Protocol Education Ltd; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive daily pay

Weekly PAYE payments

CPD Academy access

Specialist SEND and behaviour training

Dedicated consultant

Long-term career opportunities

Potential permanent positions

£50 Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

Protocol Education is seeking a dedicated Learning Support Assistant to join a specialist SEMH secondary school in Gateshead for a September 2026 start.

You will work alongside teaching and pastoral teams to help students feel supported, understood and ready to learn, across KS3 and KS4, one-to-one or in small groups.

The role involves supporting behaviour and emotional regulation, developing literacy, and building positive relationships, with long-term prospects and term-time hours.

Responsibilities

• Support students across KS3 and KS4
• Work one-to-one or with small groups
• Help pupils overcome barriers to learning
• Support behaviour and emotional regulation
• Encourage positive engagement in lessons
• Develop literacy and reading skills
• Assist with written work
• Provide consistent positive role modelling
• Support students during breakfast and lunchtime
• Build trusting relationships with students

Job description

SEMH Learning Support Assistant | Gateshead | September Start

Be the person who makes school feel possible again.

Protocol Education is recruiting a Learning Support Assistant to work within a specialist SEMH secondary school in Gateshead, starting in September 2026.

This school is looking for someone who can bring energy, enthusiasm and a positive attitude to the classroom while supporting students who may need additional help with their behaviour, emotional wellbeing and engagement with education.

If you're someone who enjoys working with young people, building relationships and getting stuck in, this could be an excellent opportunity.

Position Details

Gateshead | Full-time | September 2026 Monday-Friday | 8:30am-4:30pm Term-time only Long-term with potential to become permanent

Your Day-to-Day Role

You will work alongside teaching and pastoral teams to help students feel supported, understood and ready to learn.

You could be:

• Supporting students across KS3 and KS4
• Working one-to-one or with small groups
• Helping pupils overcome barriers to learning
• Supporting behaviour and emotional regulation
• Encouraging students to engage positively in lessons
• Helping develop literacy and reading skills
• Supporting students with written work
• Encouraging positive choices and attitudes
• Providing consistent and positive role modelling
• Supporting students during breakfast and lunchtime
• Building relationships that encourage trust and confidence

What Kind of Person Are We Looking For?

This isn't a role where you simply sit at the back of the classroom.

The successful candidate will be someone who is:

• Confident
• Charismatic
• Approachable
• Energetic
• Patient
• Resilient
• Proactive
• Positive
• Excellent at building relationships

You might be helping a student complete an English task one minute and joining a game of ping pong at lunchtime the next. Being willing to get involved and meet students where they are is what makes this role so rewarding.

What Protocol Education Can Offer

• Competitive daily pay
• Weekly PAYE payments
• FREE CPD via our CPD Academy
• Specialist SEND and behaviour training
• A dedicated consultant
• Long-term career opportunities
• Potential permanent positions
• £50 Refer a Friend scheme for a secondary school in Durham

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.