Can you stay calm under pressure and help young people feel safe, valued, and understood?

We’re recruiting Qualified Teaching Assistants for specialist schools in South Shields supporting pupils with SEMH and behavioural needs.

The role
You’ll support pupils who may struggle with emotional regulation, trust, and engagement in education. Your consistency, empathy, and ability to build rapport will be key to helping pupils succeed.

Many schools use supply staff as a pathway to permanent recruitment, making this an excellent opportunity for career progression.

What you’ll be doing

Supporting pupils with SEMH and behavioural needs

Using restorative and positive behaviour approaches

Building trusted relationships with pupils

Supporting learning and emotional regulation

Working alongside teachers and pastoral teams

What we’re looking for

TA qualification (Level 2/3 or equivalent)

Experience supporting behaviour or SEMH

Strong emotional resilience

Excellent communication skills

A patient and non-judgemental approach

Why work with Protocol Education?

Weekly PAYE pay

Long-term opportunities

Free CPD training

Dedicated consultant support

Potential permanent opportunities

Safeguarding
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.

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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