SEND Care & Support Assistant

SEND Care & Support Assistant – Gateshead

Looking for a role where your care skills can make a real difference in education?

We are recruiting a full-time SEND Care & Support Assistant in Gateshead within a specialist setting supporting learners with additional needs.

This is a rewarding, hands‑on role where you’ll support both learning and daily routines.

Protocol Education will support you every step of the way, helping you build confidence in your role.

• Consistent hours and structured days
• Opportunity to combine care and education
• Supportive and welcoming team
• Ongoing development opportunities

• Support learning activities
• Assist with personal care
• Promote independence
• Work with staff teams

• Caring and compassionate
• Comfortable with personal care
• Reliable and patient

Apply now and make an impact.

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.