Speech & Language Support Assistant - Gosforth

Protocol Education; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Education Limited is seeking a Speech & Language Support Assistant for a specialist setting in Gosforth. The role offers Full-Time hours in a dedicated environment supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs alongside Autism and additional learning difficulties.

You will work closely with teaching staff and therapists to support communication development and help pupils access learning successfully, including 1:1 work and progress monitoring.

Qualifications

• Must have the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.
• Interest or experience in supporting speech and language development is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Supporting speech and language interventions
• Working with pupils on a 1:1 basis
• Encouraging communication and interaction
• Supporting classroom learning
• Monitoring pupil progress
• Promoting confidence and independence

Skills

Speech-language support

Education

Psychology graduate

Linguistics graduate

English graduate

Teaching Assistant

Aspiring Speech & Language Therapist

Job description

Speech & Language Support Assistant - Gosforth

Are you interested in pursuing a career in Speech & Language Therapy, SEND Education or Child Development?

Protocol Education is recruiting a Speech & Language Support Assistant for a specialist setting in Gosforth.

Location: Gosforth
Contract: Full-Time

About the Role

The school supports pupils with speech, language and communication needs alongside Autism and additional learning difficulties.

You will work closely with teaching staff and therapists to support communication development and help pupils access learning successfully.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting speech and language interventions
• Working with pupils on a 1:1 basis
• Encouraging communication and interaction
• Supporting classroom learning
• Monitoring pupil progress
• Promoting confidence and independence

This Role Would Suit

• Psychology Graduates
• Linguistics Graduates
• English Graduates
• Teaching Assistants
• Aspiring Speech & Language Therapists

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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