Are you positive about making a difference to the lives of children with sepecial educational needs? Do you have a passion for helping children reach their full potential? We are working closely with specialist schools across Newcastle to seek a dedicated and enthusastic SEN Teaching Assistant.
About the role
1. Offer steady 1:1 support for a pupil with SEND and SEMH needs or working in a small group.
2. Follow individual education plans
3. Help create a calm, structured and inclusive learning environment.
4. Support pupils in building social skills, confidence and emotional regulation.
5. Respond to challenging behaviour using a nurturing approach.
6. Work closely with the teachers, SENCO and outside professionals to support holistic development.
Requirements for the role as a SEN support assistant
7. Experience supporting children or young people, ideally with SEND
8. A calm, consistent approach to behaviour
9. Strong communication and empathy
10. A real passion for helping pupils achieve small wins that add up to big progress
Why join protocol
11. Weekly pay through PAYE
12. Free access to our online CPD Academy
13. One-to-one support from a specialist SEND consultant
14. Local opportunities across mainstream, SEND, and alternative settings
15. A quick, smooth registration process
If this sounds like the kind of role where you would thrive, get in contact and we can help find the right school for you!
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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