Specialist SEND Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE pay

CPD Academy access

SEND, Autism and Safeguarding training

Dedicated consultant support

Long-term and permanent opportunities

Job summary

Protocol Education Ltd. in Gateshead is seeking a Specialist SEND Teaching Assistant to support pupils with complex needs within a SEND setting. The role is full-time and focuses on delivering targeted learning activities and personal development support on site in Gateshead.

You will work as part of a classroom team, assisting with communication, independence, and daily routines while collaborating with teaching staff and specialists to ensure pupils make progress.

Qualifications

• All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils with classroom learning
• Delivering activities and individual support
• Helping pupils communicate their needs
• Encouraging social and emotional development
• Supporting sensory activities and routines
• Assisting with personal care when required
• Developing independence and life skills
• Working closely with teaching and specialist staff

Job description

Specialist SEND Teaching Assistant – Gateshead (Full-Time)

Every achievement matters. Help pupils with complex needs reach theirs.

Protocol Education is recruiting a full-time Specialist SEND Teaching Assistant to join a supportive school in Gateshead.

The school works with pupils who have complex learning needs, Autism, sensory needs and communication difficulties, providing personalised support to help every learner make progress.

You’ll become an important part of the classroom team, supporting pupils with both their education and wider personal development.

Why work with Protocol Education?

We offer the training, support and opportunities to help you build a rewarding career.

You’ll receive:

• Weekly PAYE pay
• No umbrella companies
• FREE access to our CPD Academy
• SEND, Autism and Safeguarding training
• Dedicated consultant support
• Long-term and permanent opportunities
• Career development guidance
• Ongoing wellbeing support

Your day-to-day role

• Supporting pupils with classroom learning
• Delivering activities and individual support
• Helping pupils communicate their needs
• Encouraging social and emotional development
• Supporting sensory activities and routines
• Assisting with personal care when required
• Developing independence and life skills
• Working closely with teaching and specialist staff

This could be the role for you if you're a:

• Teaching Assistant
• Learning Support Assistant
• Support Worker
• Healthcare Assistant
• Care Worker
• SEND practitioner
• Psychology Graduate

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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