Teaching Assistant – Sensory Regulation & Personal Support Location: Peterlee, County Durham Contract: Full-Time, Long-Term Start: ASAP Pay: Competitive daily rate This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with learners to support sensory needs, emotional regulation, and personalised care. You’ll be part of a nurturing team where consistency and respect are central to every interaction. What you’ll be doing Supporting pupils with sensory regulation strategies Helping learners access the curriculum through adapted approaches Assisting with personal care with dignity and respect Recording observations to support planning Working with the wider team to refine individual support plans Essential qualities Experience supporting sensory or complex needs Calm, observant and respectful manner Strong teamwork and communication skills TA qualification desirable Why you’ll enjoy this role A setting that values your insight and experience A role with genuine day-to-day impact Supportive leadership and clarity around routines Apply today if you have a nurturing, thoughtful approach to specialist support. 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.