Level 3 Teaching Assistant – Develop Your SEND Career

Location: Newcastle
Job Type: Full Time, Term Time Only
Start Date: September 2026
Pay: £130–£250 per day, dependent on experience

Looking to build your specialist SEND experience?

This could be your next step.

A specialist SEND school in Newcastle is seeking a Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join their team and support pupils with a range of physical, medical and additional needs.

You'll gain valuable experience supporting pupils to overcome barriers to learning, while developing your knowledge of specialist equipment, assistive technology and accessible education.

Your Responsibilities

• Deliver individual and small-group support.
• Support pupils with physical and medical needs.
• Adapt classroom activities to meet individual requirements.
• Assist pupils with specialist technology and communication systems.
• Prepare and safely use specialist equipment.
• Support access to lessons and the wider curriculum.
• Promote independence and confidence.
• Work alongside teachers and other professionals.
• Provide feedback on pupil progress and engagement.
• Follow safeguarding, health and safety procedures.

You'll Need

• Level 3 TA qualification or equivalent.
• Experience within a SEND, education or care environment.
• Understanding of physical and/or medical needs.
• Good ICT skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A calm, patient and flexible approach.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a specialist team.
• Full, clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle – essential.

If you're passionate about SEND and want to develop your skills in a specialist Newcastle school, 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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