From Care or Support Work to the Classroom If you’ve worked in care, youth work, or mental health support, your skills are needed in schools. Protocol Education is recruiting full-time SEND Support Staff for secondary and SEND schools across North Durham. These roles suit people used to supporting behaviour, routines, and emotional regulation. You’ll bring Patience, resilience, and empathy Confidence working with young people A calm approach when things feel tricky Why schools value this experience You already understand behaviour as communication You’re great at building trust You know how to stay steady under pressure 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.