Sports Coach Teaching Assistant

Position: Sports Coach Teaching Assistant Full-Time)
Sports Coach Teaching Assistant – Cramlington (Full-Time)

Use your coaching experience to inspire confidence, resilience and positive outcomes for young people.

Protocol Education is recruiting a full-time Sports Coach Teaching Assistant to join a specialist SEND and SEMH setting in Cramlington. This rewarding role is ideal for someone with a background in sports coaching who is passionate about supporting children and young people beyond the playing field.

You'll use your ability to motivate, encourage and build positive relationships to help pupils engage with learning, regulate emotions and develop important life skills. Every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a genuine difference.

Why work with Protocol Education?

We recognise the valuable transferable skills sports coaches bring to education and will support you as you develop your career within schools.

You'll receive:

Weekly PAYE pay, with no umbrella companies
FREE access to our online CPD Academy
SEND, SEMH and Behaviour Management training
A dedicated local consultant
Long-term and permanent opportunities
Ongoing wellbeing support
Refer a Friend rewards

What you'll be doing

Supporting pupils on a 1:1 and small-group basis
Building positive and trusting relationships
Encouraging teamwork, resilience and confidence
Supporting emotional regulation and behaviour strategies
Delivering structured activities and interventions
Helping pupils engage positively in lessons
Acting as a positive role model
Working closely with teaching and pastoral staff
Celebrating progress and achievements

What we're looking for

You'll be energetic, patient and passionate about helping young people succeed.

You'll also be:

A confident communicator
Resilient and adaptable
Positive and encouraging
Professional and reliable
Able to motivate others
Committed to inclusive education

Who this role would suit

Sports Coaches
Behaviour Mentors
Youth Workers
Teaching Assistants
Support Workers
PE Graduates
Apply today and use your coaching skills to help pupils achieve their full potential.

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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