SEMH Teaching Assistant | HLTA Responsibilities | Gateshead

Protocol Education Limited; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£98–£120 per day

Full-time, term-time work

Weekly PAYE payments

FREE CPD and online training

Dedicated education consultant

Progression opportunities

Potential permanent opportunities

Ongoing support

£50 Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Protocol Education are seeking an SEMH Teaching Assistant in Gateshead to support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs in a specialist setting.

The role offers progression toward HLTA-style responsibilities, with 1:1 and small-group support, behavioural management, and ongoing CPD. You will work within school hours, term-time, and earn £98–£120 per day depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experienced within SEMH, SEND or education.
• Confident in supporting challenging behaviour.
• Calm, consistent and resilient.
• Organised with good written communication.
• Able to record and report pupil progress.
• Able to build positive relationships.
• Keen to take on additional responsibility.

Responsibilities

• 1:1 and small-group support.
• Supporting pupils in lessons.
• Encouraging positive behaviour.
• Building strong professional relationships.
• Supporting emotional regulation.
• Delivering planned interventions.
• Helping pupils develop independence.
• Supporting literacy and written communication.
• Monitoring pupil engagement and progress.

Skills

SEMH experience

Behaviour management

Calm & resilient

Organisation

Written communication

Relationship building

Taking on responsibility

Job description

SEMH Teaching Assistant | HLTA Responsibilities | Gateshead

Location: Gateshead
Job Type: Full Time, Term Time Only
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: Monday–Friday, school hours
Pay: £98–£120 per day, depending on experience

SEMH Teaching Assistant – Gateshead

Are you an experienced Teaching Assistant who is ready to take on more responsibility within a specialist SEMH setting?

Protocol Education are recruiting an SEMH Teaching Assistant to support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs in Gateshead.

This role offers the opportunity to start as a Teaching Assistant and, once established in the role, take on additional responsibilities similar to an HLTA position.

The Role

You’ll support pupils with:

• SEMH needs
• Behavioural difficulties
• Emotional regulation
• Anxiety and confidence
• Barriers to learning
• Social and communication needs

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• 1:1 and small-group support
• Supporting pupils in lessons
• Encouraging positive behaviour
• Building strong professional relationships
• Supporting emotional regulation
• Delivering planned interventions
• Helping pupils develop independence
• Supporting literacy and written communication
• Monitoring pupil engagement and progress

Additional Responsibilities

For the right person, there is scope to take on higher-level responsibilities once they are established within the school, including:

• Writing pupil progress reports
• Maintaining accurate records
• Recording behaviour and engagement
• Contributing to review meetings
• Providing written feedback to teachers
• Supporting intervention planning
• Monitoring individual targets
• Helping prepare resources and activities
• Supporting less experienced staff
• Taking greater responsibility for small-group interventions

This would be an excellent opportunity for an experienced TA who wants to develop towards an HLTA-style role.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced within SEMH, SEND or education
• Confident supporting challenging behaviour
• Calm, consistent and resilient
• Organised with good written communication
• Comfortable recording and reporting pupil progress
• Able to build positive relationships
• Keen to take on additional responsibility

Benefits

• £98–£120 per day
• Full-time, term-time work
• Weekly PAYE payments
• FREE CPD and online training
• Dedicated education consultant
• Progression opportunities
• Potential permanent opportunities
• Ongoing support
• £50 Refer a Friend bonus

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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