Speech, Language & Communication Support

Protocol Education; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive daily pay

Weekly PAYE payments

Free CPD and training

Dedicated education consultant

Specialist SEND opportunities

Long-term and permanent roles

Ongoing support

Job summary

Protocol Education is helping a welcoming specialist SEND school in Gateshead find a dedicated Speech, Language and Communication support professional. You will work with pupils across the school, providing targeted 1:1 and small-group interventions to boost communication, language and social interaction skills.

The role suits someone with a Speech & Language qualification or relevant degree or practical experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in Speech and Language support
• Experience with SEND education
• Experience with Autism
• Experience with communication difficulties
• Experience with non-verbal or minimally verbal pupils
• Experience delivering structured interventions

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted 1:1 communication support
• Deliver small-group interventions
• Support speech and language development
• Develop pupils' vocabulary and understanding
• Encourage expressive communication
• Support social communication skills
• Use appropriate communication strategies
• Help pupils access lessons and school routines
• Work closely with teaching staff
• Monitor and record progress

Skills

1:1 support

Small-group interventions

Speech & language development

Vocabulary development

Expressive communication

Social communication

Communication strategies

Lesson access support

Collaboration with staff

Progress monitoring

Education

Speech & Language qualification

Job description

Speech, Language & Communication Support – Gateshead

Help Children Overcome Barriers to Communication

A welcoming specialist SEND school in Gateshead is seeking a dedicated professional to provide Speech, Language and Communication support to pupils across the school.

This role is ideal for someone with a Speech & Language qualification, relevant degree or practical experience supporting children with communication needs.

Location: Gateshead
Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm, Monday–Friday
Start Date: ASAP

The Role

You'll play an important part in helping pupils develop the communication skills they need to engage with learning, build relationships and become more independent.

You will:

• Provide targeted 1:1 communication support
• Deliver small-group interventions
• Support speech and language development
• Develop pupils' vocabulary and understanding
• Encourage expressive communication
• Support social communication skills
• Use appropriate communication strategies
• Help pupils access lessons and school routines
• Work closely with teaching staff
• Monitor and record progress

Experience You'll Need

We're particularly interested in candidates with experience of:

• Speech and Language support
• SEND education
• Autism
• Communication difficulties
• Non-verbal or minimally verbal pupils
• Social communication needs
• Delivering structured interventions

A relevant Speech & Language, Communication, Education or SEND qualification would be advantageous.

The Ideal Candidate

You'll be calm, patient and consistent, with the ability to adapt your communication style to individual pupils.

Most importantly, you'll have a genuine passion for helping children overcome communication barriers.

What Protocol Education Offers

• Competitive daily pay
• Weekly PAYE payments
• FREE CPD and training
• Dedicated education consultant
• Specialist SEND opportunities
• Long-term and permanent roles
• Ongoing support

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.