Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant
Location: Gateshead
Contract Type: Full-Time / Part-Time
Start Date: September 2025
Salary: £89 - £108 per day (depending on experience)
Are you passionate about supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?
Do you have experience working with pupils who require additional support, or are you eager to develop your skills in a rewarding and supportive environment?
Protocol Education is working closely with a number of inclusive and welcoming SEND schools across Gateshead. These schools are seeking dedicated and compassionate SEND Teaching Assistants to join their teams from September 2025.
The Role:
As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will:
1. Work 1:1 or with small groups of pupils with a range of needs, including ASD, ADHD, SEMH, and MLD.
2. Support class teachers in delivering tailored learning activities.
3. Help to create a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment.
4. Build strong relationships with pupils, staff, and families.
5. Monitor progress and contribute to reports and support plans.
The Ideal Candidate Will:
6. Have experience supporting children or young people with SEND (in education, care, or community settings).
7. Be calm, patient, and resilient in challenging situations.
8. Understand the importance of safeguarding and behaviour support strategies.
9. Be willing to work collaboratively with the wider team.
10. Hold (or be willing to apply for) an enhanced DBS on the Update Service.
What Protocol Education Offers:
11. Competitive pay, paid weekly through PAYE – no umbrella companies.
12. Ongoing CPD and training including Team Teach, Autism Awareness and Safeguarding.
13. A dedicated consultant who understands the SEND sector.
14. Local work within Gateshead and the surrounding areas.
15. Opportunities for long-term roles and permanent placements.
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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