Complex Needs Teaching Assistant – Newcastle

A role where patience, consistency and the right support can change a young person's day.

Protocol Education is recruiting for a full-time Complex Needs Teaching Assistant to work within a specialist secondary SEND school in Newcastle.

You'll be supporting secondary-aged pupils with complex additional needs, helping them engage with education while developing their communication, social skills and independence.

Every pupil is different, so you'll need to be adaptable and able to build positive relationships based on trust and consistency.

Your responsibilities

• Deliver tailored 1:1 and group support
• Help pupils engage with lessons and activities
• Support communication and interaction
• Encourage positive behaviour and emotional regulation
• Develop pupils' confidence and independence
• Support individual learning and development targets
• Assist with practical and life-skills activities
• Follow EHCPs and personalised support plans
• Work alongside teaching and specialist staff
• Celebrate progress, however big or small

We're looking for someone who is

• Patient and approachable
• Calm under pressure
• Reliable and consistent
• Resilient and flexible
• Positive and encouraging
• A confident communicator
• Passionate about supporting young people

Previous SEND experience is beneficial, but we're also interested in candidates with transferable experience from care, youth work, support work or psychology.

Suitable backgrounds include

• SEND / SEN Teaching Assistants
• Support Workers
• Care Workers
• Learning Support Assistants
• Youth Workers
• Behaviour Support Workers
• Psychology Graduates
• Criminology Graduates
• Sociology Graduates

Join Protocol Education

You'll receive weekly PAYE pay, access to our FREE CPD Academy, SEND and Autism training, a dedicated consultant and ongoing support throughout your placement.

If you're ready to support young people to become more confident, independent and engaged in education, apply today.

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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