Trainee Teaching Assistant – Full Time – Peterlee Ready to start your journey in a school where every small win feels huge? This brilliant specialist setting in Peterlee is looking for a Trainee Teaching Assistant who’s eager to learn, patient, and full of positive energy. You’ll be working with pupils who thrive on routine, clear communication, and calm support. Think structured days, meaningful relationships, and a team who genuinely cheer each other on. What you’ll be doing: • Supporting pupils with a range of SEND needs • Helping them navigate learning, routines, and social development • Working closely with teachers and therapists • Bringing kindness, curiosity, and a sense of humour to the day What the school offers: • Warm, supportive staff who know how to make new people feel welcome • Training and in-the-moment coaching • A setting that values emotional wellbeing as much as learning What you’ll need: • Experience with children, young people, or adults with additional needs (any setting) • A calm, grounded approach • A willingness to learn, try, adapt, and grow Protocol Education perks: • Weekly pay through PAYE • Free CPD (including Thrive training, which schools love ) • A dedicated consultant who actually listens • Local opportunities across Peterlee and County Durham Fancy making school a place where every child feels seen? Apply today and let’s get you started. 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.