SEND Teaching Assistant – Peterlee
We’re looking for a confident and compassionate SEND Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming specialist school in Peterlee, supporting pupils aged 2–19 with a range of additional needs.
You’ll play a key role in helping students access learning, develop independence, and achieve their personal goals. Every day is different — from classroom activities to life-skills sessions, you’ll be making a real impact on young lives.
What we’re looking for:
1. Experience supporting children or young people with SEND (school or care setting)
2. Calm, patient, and nurturing approach
3. Ability to work as part of a strong, supportive team
In return, you’ll receive:
4. Competitive weekly pay through PAYE
5. Ongoing CPD and training opportunities
6. Dedicated consultant support every step of the way
If you’re passionate about helping young people reach their full potential, we’d love to hear from you.
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 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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