Health Care-Experienced Teaching Assistant – Newcastle & North Tyneside
Title: Teaching Assistant with Health Care Experience
Location: Newcastle and North Tyneside
Contract Type: Term-time, long-term or permanent
Hours: Full-time preferred, part-time considered
About the Role
We’re looking for a brilliant Teaching Assistant with hands-on health care experience to support pupils with medical or health-related needs. This role sits within a specialist setting in the Newcastle and North Tyneside area, where you’ll be part of a caring team helping pupils feel safe, supported and ready to learn.
You’ll be supporting pupils academically and also helping to manage their health, comfort and wellbeing across the school day. You’ll work closely with staff, families and external medical professionals to ensure each child’s care plan is followed with accuracy and kindness.
Key Responsibilities
1. Support or administer medication and health care routines, following training and clear protocols
2. Help pupils manage their health needs during daily routines while maintaining dignity and comfort
3. Support learning and engagement alongside care duties
4. Communicate with health professionals, school staff and families to follow individual care plans
5. Notice and report any changes in pupil wellbeing promptly
Person Specification
6. Experience in a health care role supporting children or young people with medical needs
7. Understanding of medical protocols, safeguarding and confidentiality
8. Kind, calm and reliable, with strong attention to detail
9. Able to follow instructions carefully and communicate clearly with families and professionals
10. DBS on the update service or willingness to obtain one, plus relevant first aid or medical training is a bonus
What We Offer
11. Specialist training in delivering health care support within school settings
12. The chance to make a real difference to pupils’ wellbeing as well as their learning
13. A warm, supportive team including school staff and health professionals
14. Competitive pay and stable, meaningful work in settings that value your expertise
Apply Now!
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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