Want a role where you can help pupils feel safe, supported, and ready to learn each day? A specialist SEN school in Gateshead is looking for a dedicated Teaching Assistant who brings patience, calm energy, and genuine care to the classroom. This is a setting where every pupil’s progress is celebrated and where you’ll play a key role in helping them grow. What you’ll be doing Supporting children with a range of additional needs including autism, speech and language needs, sensory processing differences, and SEMH Helping pupils manage their routines, transitions, and communication Working closely with teachers and therapists to deliver consistent, structured support Providing 1:1 and small group assistance when needed Creating a warm, predictable environment that helps pupils feel confident and understood What we’re hoping to find Experience with SEND is great, but transferable skills from care, youth work, or coaching also translate well Someone who brings patience, empathy, and a calm approach to busy or tricky moments A team player who’s happy to muck in and support wherever needed A good communicator who builds trust quickly with both pupils and staff Why join Protocol Education? Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella deductions Free CPD including Autism modules, behaviour support, and de-escalation training Ongoing support from a consultant who knows Gateshead’s specialist schools well Opportunities to grow within SEND, mainstream, and alternative provisions Referral rewards when you recommend friends If this sounds like the role for you please send across your CV! 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. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.