1:1 SEMH Support Assistant – Primary School

Location: Sunderland
Pay: £90–£110 per day
Contract: Full-Time, Long-Term

We’re seeking a 1:1 SEMH Support Assistant to work closely with an individual pupil who benefits from consistent, personalised support.

You’ll help the pupil feel safe, understood and supported throughout the school day, supporting both emotional wellbeing and learning.

Your role will include:
• Providing dedicated 1:1 SEMH support
• Supporting emotional regulation and behaviour
• Helping the pupil engage with learning
• Encouraging independence and confidence
• Working closely with teaching and SEN staff

This is a highly rewarding role for someone nurturing and reliable.

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.

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