Graduate Support Assistant – SEN School (Wallsend)
Location: Wallsend
Contract: Full-time, Term Time
Start Date: Immediate
Got a degree and a passion for helping young people? This fantastic SEN school in Wallsend is looking for a Graduate Support Assistant to join their team.
You’ll be working with children who thrive on patience, positivity, and encouragement — supporting learning, communication, and emotional development through play, structure, and care.
The role includes:
1. 1:1 and small group support in class
2. Assisting with sensory and movement activities
3. Helping pupils build confidence and social skills
4. Working closely with teachers and pastoral teams
Perks:
✅ Weekly PAYE pay
✅ FREE access to our online CPD Academy
✅ Thrive training and SEND experience
✅ Support from your local consultant every step of the way
This is a brilliant chance for graduates in Psychology, Sport, Education, or Health to kickstart a rewarding career in special education.
Apply now — your skills could help change a child’s school day for the better.
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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